Munich vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	93	51
🏙️ Population	1.51M	431K

The cost of living in Munich is 155% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6224th ($2201 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Munich compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 54th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Windhoek

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	Munich	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$4344

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

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