Porto Alegre vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$360
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$852
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$588
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
65
55
🏙️ Population
1.39M
431K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 17% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6575th and 5494th ($845 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5292nd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Windhoek

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Porto Alegre Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.38
🥤 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
$340
$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$5907

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$681
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$674
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$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
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$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
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$469

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$971
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$968
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$874
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$883
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$905
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$873
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$855
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$811
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$662
883 km or 548 mi Kanye
$694
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$697
928 km or 577 mi Gaborone
$731
940 km or 584 mi Mmabatho
$901
990 km or 615 mi Serowe
$583
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$628
1030 km or 640 mi Kimberley
$927
1032 km or 641 mi Palapye
$551
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$718
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$826
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$1017
1087 km or 675 mi Francistown
$633
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$595
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$791
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$950
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$826
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$1057
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$763
1167 km or 725 mi Kroonstad
$875
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$958
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$1089
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$865
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$692
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$1049
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$1171
1184 km or 735 mi Centurion
$967
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$765
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$665
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$892