Brisbane vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	30
😀 Quality of life	98	55
🏙️ Population	2.71M	431K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 122% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 1349th and 5494th ($2269 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3rd and 6345th 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	$15.5	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$5907

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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