Sao Paulo vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1126	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2856	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$538	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$954	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$331	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	96	30
😀 Quality of life	75	53
🏙️ Population	11.5M	486K

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 8% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4918th and 5257th ($1126 vs $1040) 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 0.3 months in Windhoek. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1670th and 6487th 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	$7.66	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.5	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.1	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.69	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$649	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$747	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.4	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.72%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2685	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1939	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.09	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.77	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.72	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.22	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$486	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15990	$5490

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720

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