Montevideo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Montevideo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1346	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3323	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$553	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$945	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$962	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	29
😀 Quality of life	75	51
🏙️ Population	1.32M	431K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 56% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4065th and 6224th ($1346 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Uruguay and Namibia, respectively. Check Uruguay vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1043rd and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montevideo vs Windhoek

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	Montevideo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.34	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$399	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1003	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.42%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2966	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2929	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.52	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.22	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.98	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.96	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.05	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.1	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.63	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$393	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8232	$4344

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785