Fortaleza vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Fortaleza	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$290	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$467	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$781
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	42	28
😀 Quality of life	56	50
🏙️ Population	2.43M	431K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 15% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6830th and 6296th ($717 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Fortaleza ranked 11th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5784th and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Windhoek

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	Fortaleza	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.25	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.42	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$418	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$359	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.3	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.3	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.53%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$754	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.23	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.35	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.15	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.95	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.8	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2197	$5452

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$664
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$580
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$491
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$599
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$554
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$550
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$523
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$566
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$567
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$570
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$614
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$575
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$584
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$530
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$573
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$553
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$545
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$535
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$533
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$576
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$554
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$595
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$557
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$562
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$542
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$495
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$551
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$580
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$544
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$610
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$532
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$413
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$603
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$587

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822