Rio de Janeiro vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$502	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	67	55
🏙️ Population	6.21M	431K

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 0.9% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5559th and 5494th ($1013 vs $1023) 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 0.6 months in Windhoek. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4845th and 6345th 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	$6.99	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$5907

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892