Curitiba vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$368	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	30
😀 Quality of life	65	55
🏙️ Population	1.77M	431K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 17% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6551st and 5494th ($852 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5281st and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Windhoek

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	Curitiba	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$5907

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

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