Recife vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$330	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	29
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	1.49M	431K

The cost of living in Recife is 24% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6884th and 5698th ($746 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5911th and 6153rd 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	$4.91	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$5380

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$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