Sao Paulo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$537	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	11.5M	431K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 9% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5003rd and 5494th ($1115 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Namibia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2408th and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Windhoek

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	Sao Paulo	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$5907

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

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