Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.4 times more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 30.3% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.21
$153.94
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.65
$87.23
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
$16.13
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.54
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
$53.20
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.30
$80.61
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
$40.76
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
$37.36
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
$14.74
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
$13.30
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
$12.01
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
$10.71
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$12.61
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
$8.69
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 74.1% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
$77.86
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$405.04
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,205.69
$153,943.26
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.62
$124.18
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 72.2% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.96
$974.77
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$349.50
$6,556.84
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.08
$4,691.60
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.42
$1,283.55
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$140.81
$2,641.67
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,704.96
$69,507.09
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
$25.66
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.76
$33.10
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
$41.05
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.54
$854.39
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.28
$61.58
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 76.7% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.93
$692.74
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
$456.44
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.75
$1,308.52
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.15
$1,109.64
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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