Montevideo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montevideo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1539	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3693	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$688	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1108	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1302	$289
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	30
😀 Quality of life	78	53
🏙️ Population	1.3M	486K

The cost of living in Montevideo is 48% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 3858th and 5257th ($1539 vs $1040) 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 0.8 months in Montevideo compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 869th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Montevideo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.8	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$674	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$851	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.7%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3635	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2293	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.6	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.6	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.79	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.5	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.1	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.1	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.73	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$134	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$618	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10657	$5490

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Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008

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