Cost of living comparison

Beijing, China

compared to

Windhoek, Namibia

Windhoek vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 11.8% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 98.8% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 24.1% more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 76.8% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 77.3% less in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.3% less in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Windhoek

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Windhoek are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Windhoek. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

Windhoek vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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pay 98.8% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.32	$10.23 NAD185.80	+144.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.43	$5.11 NAD92.85	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.60	$0.95 NAD17.20	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.25	$0.83 NAD15.04	+167.7%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 24.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.42	$0.84 NAD15.31	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.08	$2.98 NAD54.11	-59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.08	$5.50 NAD99.96	-23.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.63	$2.97 NAD54.01	+71.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.12	$2.33 NAD42.34	+52.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.66	$0.79 NAD14.43	-13.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.17	$0.86 NAD15.68	+21.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.44	$0.71 NAD12.95	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.23	$0.76 NAD13.85	+30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.68	$0.91 NAD16.62	+148.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.42	$0.93 NAD16.95	+98.0%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.67	$4.69 NAD85.16	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥242.57	$34.08 NAD619.34	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥151,607.16	$17,041.85 NAD309,671.25	-18.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.35	$7.10 NAD129.03	+54.6%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 76.8% more for housing

	Beijing	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥96.49	$59.63 NAD1,083.59	+348.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,754.26	$421.63 NAD7,661.50	-54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,576.90	$301.93 NAD5,486.44	-38.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥305.36	$63.84 NAD1,160.08	+51.9%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 77.3% less for childcare

	Beijing	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,545.72	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥166,430.97	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	-76.9%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 23.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.09	$1.70 NAD30.97	+53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.17	$1.91 NAD34.64	-47.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.27	$2.81 NAD51.09	-19.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥475.45	$35.35 NAD642.40	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥60.64	$3.55 NAD64.51	-57.5%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Beijing	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥455.10	$37.49 NAD681.28	-40.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥251.95	$26.97 NAD490.05	-22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥606.17	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥781.83	$71.01 NAD1,290.30	-34.0%
Average			-28.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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