Porto Alegre vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2420
🏠 One person rent
$386
$515
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$867
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$366
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$289
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
75
30
😀 Quality of life
66
53
🏙️ Population
1.39M
486K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 15% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6346th and 5257th ($885 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Porto Alegre ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5036th and 6487th 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
$7.03
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$5490

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$609
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$679
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$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

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$945
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$982
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$998
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$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
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$912
1178 km or 732 mi Sandton
$1104
1179 km or 733 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
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$631
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$1015
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$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