Berlin vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	29
😀 Quality of life	95	51
🏙️ Population	3.78M	431K

The cost of living in Berlin is 135% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6224th ($2027 vs $862) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 21st and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Windhoek

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	Berlin	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4344

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785