Guarulhos vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Guarulhos	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1848	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$195	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$330	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$282	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$343	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	29
😀 Quality of life	63	57
🏙️ Population	1.32M	431K

The cost of living in Guarulhos is 29% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7112th and 5698th ($697 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Guarulhos ranked 6th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5499th and 6153rd 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	$7.18	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.27	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$130	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$347	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.9	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1647	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1127	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.02	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.65	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.19	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$331	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8855	$5380

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Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826