Ankara vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ankara	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$907	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2334	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$439	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$798	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.6	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$758	$781
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	28
😀 Quality of life	73	50
🏙️ Population	5.8M	431K

The cost of living in Ankara is 8% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6106th and 6296th ($907 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Turkey and Namibia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1608th and 6223rd 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	$8.47	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.36	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.75	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$516	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$354	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$947	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.7	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.5%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.52	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.4	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.85	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.95	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.16	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.8	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$493	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9972	$5452

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$675
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$678
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$643
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$599
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$673
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$617
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$705
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$461
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$504
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$591
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$672
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$716
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$426
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$607
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$502
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$692
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$700
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$633
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$656
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$652
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$606
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$642
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$625
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$637
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$695
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$643
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$690
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$618
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$647
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$579
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$536
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$594
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$482
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$728
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$789

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822