Munich vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.51M	431K

The cost of living in Munich is 150% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 920th and 5698th ($2463 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 61st and 6153rd 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	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$5380

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826