Brasilia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$443	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	30
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	3M	486K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 8% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5856th and 5257th ($958 vs $1040) 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 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5032nd and 6487th 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	$8.07	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$5490

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851