Istanbul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Istanbul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1288	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3260	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$675	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$1155	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$361	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$958	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	29
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	15.7M	431K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 31% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4522nd and 5698th ($1288 vs $985) 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 0.7 months in Windhoek. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 1015th and 6153rd 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	$10.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.2	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.55	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.98	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.9	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$864	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$552	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1568	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$944	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.8	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	46.24%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2833	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1376	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.6	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.88	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.61	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.22	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.17	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.85	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.87	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.41	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.3	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1043	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18637	$5380

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013

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