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Namibia vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Namibia is 21.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 81.5% more in Namibia
Groceries: pay 33.3% more in Namibia
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Namibia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Namibia
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Namibia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% less in Namibia
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Namibia

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

Namibia vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Namibia instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 81.5% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Namibia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$8.36 NAD142.68	+98.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.72	$4.29 NAD73.26	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$0.85 NAD14.53	+77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.81 NAD13.75	+162.3%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 33.3% more for groceries

	Beijing	Namibia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.88 NAD15.09	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.84	$3.96 NAD67.70	-46.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.99	$5.36 NAD91.51	-19.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.57	$2.33 NAD39.86	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.49 NAD42.56	+62.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.91 NAD15.57	-7.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.82 NAD14.06	+7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.79 NAD13.42	-1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$0.83 NAD14.15	+37.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.47	$1.03 NAD17.54	+194.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$1.06 NAD18.07	+156.6%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Beijing	Namibia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.80	$4.82 NAD82.37	+14.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.19	$46.19 NAD788.68	+46.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,952.02	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	+2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.73	$7.68 NAD131.12	+66.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Beijing	Namibia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.49	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	+396.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,617.06	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,568.82	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	-19.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.81	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	+83.9%
Average			+104.1%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Namibia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,028.87	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	-69.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,449.26	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	-76.7%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 20.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Namibia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.94	$1.41 NAD24.00	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.53	$1.86 NAD31.77	-35.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.76	$3.02 NAD51.61	-28.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥409.21	$38.10 NAD650.63	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.52	$5.76 NAD98.29	-31.6%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Beijing	Namibia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.79	$58.56 NAD999.93	-6.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.35	$27.98 NAD477.81	-23.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥578.34	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	+14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.66	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	-27.0%
Average			-10.5%

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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: December 2025

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