Istanbul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$649	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	76	51
🏙️ Population	15.7M	431K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 45% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4347th and 6224th ($1248 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Istanbul compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 850th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Windhoek

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	Istanbul	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$4344

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785