Berlin vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$289
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	30
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	3.78M	486K

The cost of living in Berlin is 128% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1150th and 5257th ($2371 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Namibia, respectively. Check Germany vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 45th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Berlin	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$5490

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851