Brasilia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$415	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	62	55
🏙️ Population	3M	431K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 9% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6162nd and 5494th ($928 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5658th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Windhoek

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	Brasilia	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$5907

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

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