Sao Paulo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$807
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1929
🏠 One person rent	$480	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$802
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$612
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	64	38
🏙️ Population	12.4M	431K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 29% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5031st and 6362nd ($1042 vs $807) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.8 months in Windhoek. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 4799th and 7474th 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	$7.49	$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$79
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$7.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$5.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$5.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$5.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$3671

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$738
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$749
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$751
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$717
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$765
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$723
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$718
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$687
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$677
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$643
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$603
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$633
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$631
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$656
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$719
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$554
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$605
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$753
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$511
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$734
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$550
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$702
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$751
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$682
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$875
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$776
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$889
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$771
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$783
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$755
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$733
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$741