Porto Alegre vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Porto Alegre	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$794	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2042	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$333	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$621	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$447	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	28
😀 Quality of life	55	50
🏙️ Population	1.33M	431K

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 6% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6457th and 6296th ($794 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Porto Alegre ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5818th and 6223rd 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	$5.66	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.5	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.27	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.12	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$321	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$476	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.4	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1518	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1391	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.4	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8117	$5452

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$676
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$584
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$664
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$535
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$622
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$631
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$639
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$573
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$637
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$573
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$540
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$549
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$596
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$619
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$472
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$653
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$596
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$622
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$492
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$593
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$623
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$660
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$620
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$826
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$728
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$653
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$648
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$670
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$691
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$635
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$373

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822