Brasilia vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$296	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	29
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	2.82M	431K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 11% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6598th and 6224th ($765 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5716th and 6198th 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	$6.98	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$4344

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785