Curitiba vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$365	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$289
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	30
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	1.77M	486K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 16% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6406th and 5257th ($874 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4836th and 6487th 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	$6.63	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$5490

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

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