Porto Alegre vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$353
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$700
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
74
29
😀 Quality of life
61
57
🏙️ Population
1.33M
431K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 17% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6605th and 5698th ($816 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5818th and 6153rd 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
$5.79
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$32
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$5380

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$660
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$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
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$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444

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Distance City Cost of living
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$904
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$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