Munich vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	30
😀 Quality of life	94	55
🏙️ Population	1.51M	431K

The cost of living in Munich is 144% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 889th and 5494th ($2499 vs $1023) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 38th and 6345th 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	$19.1	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$5907

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892