Munich vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$612
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	28
😀 Quality of life	94	38
🏙️ Population	1.49M	431K

The cost of living in Munich is 171% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1315th and 6362nd ($2188 vs $807) 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 0.8 months in Windhoek. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 48th and 7474th 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	$14.6	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$3671

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741