Rio de Janeiro vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1095	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2561	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$567	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$856	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	6.21M	486K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 5% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5029th and 5257th ($1095 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2767th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Windhoek

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	Rio de Janeiro	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.94	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.7	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.83	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$657	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1011	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$621	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.7	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.87%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2589	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1468	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.15	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.59	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.95	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.6	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.98	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.9	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12842	$5490

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634

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