Fortaleza vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Fortaleza	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$812	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1867	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$353	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$500	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$264	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$388	$588
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	43	30
😀 Quality of life	61	55
🏙️ Population	2.58M	431K

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 21% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6710th and 5494th ($812 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Fortaleza ranked 22nd best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5803rd and 6345th 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	$5.85	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.42	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.48	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.45%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1530	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.14	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.25	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.12	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.13	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.7	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.48	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.8	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$220	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2506	$5907

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595

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