Recife vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$285	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	29
😀 Quality of life	54	51
🏙️ Population	1.49M	431K

The cost of living in Recife is 22% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7055th and 6224th ($671 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 Recife compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5998th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Windhoek

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	Recife	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785