Guarulhos vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Guarulhos	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$783	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2079	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$225	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$378	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$314	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$364	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	68	53
🏙️ Population	1.32M	486K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 25% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6861st and 5257th ($783 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 40th 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 Guarulhos compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Guarulhos ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4485th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guarulhos vs Windhoek

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	Guarulhos	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.63	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.26	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$257	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.4	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.31%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1907	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1306	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.11	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.9	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.59	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.68	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.13	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.3	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9818	$5490

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$716
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$720
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$700
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$723
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$737
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$765
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$793
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$886
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$752
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$752
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$673
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$699
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$848
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$722
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$901
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$716
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$744
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$759
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$722

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