Munich vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	28
😀 Quality of life	94	50
🏙️ Population	1.51M	431K

The cost of living in Munich is 178% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1056th and 6296th ($2332 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 54th and 6223rd 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	$17.1	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$5452

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822