Recife vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Recife	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$802	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2043	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$358	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$260	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$289
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	54	30
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	1.49M	486K

The cost of living in Recife is 23% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6758th and 5257th ($802 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Recife compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Recife ranked 12th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5007th and 6487th 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	$5.07	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.3	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.35	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$439	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$229	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$811	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$412	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.9	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.78%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1912	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1040	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.1	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.07	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.78	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.77	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.18	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.66	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.5	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.5	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11966	$5490

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$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
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$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