Brisbane vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	29
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	431K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 110% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1813th and 5698th ($2065 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Namibia, respectively. Check Australia vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Windhoek

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	Brisbane	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$5380

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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