Fortaleza vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Fortaleza	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$824	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1889	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$366	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$522	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.9	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$289
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	63	53
🏙️ Population	2.58M	486K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 21% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6658th and 5257th ($824 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5446th and 6487th 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	$5.23	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.45	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$562	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$340	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.39%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1000	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.53	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.11	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.21	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.72	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$191	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2898	$5490

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$768
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$693
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$547
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$718
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$707
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$709
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$716
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$610
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$747
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$667
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$650
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$648
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$697
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$664
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$718
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$640
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$614
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$621
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$617
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$597
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$619
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$592
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$581
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$678
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$641
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$602
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$623
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$598
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$636
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$649
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$611
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$705
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$605
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$460
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$684
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$615

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