Ankara vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$570	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$700
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	75	57
🏙️ Population	5.8M	431K

The cost of living in Ankara is 14% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4905th and 5698th ($1118 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Namibia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ankara compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 2097th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Windhoek

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	Ankara	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.47	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$5380

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826