Istanbul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Istanbul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1305	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3329	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$689	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$1222	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1095	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	30
😀 Quality of life	78	55
🏙️ Population	15.7M	431K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 28% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4562nd and 5494th ($1305 vs $1023) 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 0.8 months in Istanbul compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 925th and 6345th 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	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.13	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.11	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$896	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1645	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	43.72%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3111	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1596	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.8	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.91	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.1	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.96	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.7	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1021	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20004	$5907

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$671
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$652
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$817
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$867
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$828
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$945
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$733
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$894
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$836
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$691
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$731
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$769
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$590
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$543
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$681
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$806
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$688
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$552
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$746
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$662
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$748
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$819
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$872
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$711
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1137
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$705
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$752
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$712
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1099
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$644
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$698
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$607
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$742
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$767
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1079
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1041

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$934
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$971
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$968
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$874
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$883
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$905
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$873
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$855
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$811
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$662
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$694
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$697
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$731
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$901
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$628
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$927
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$551
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$718
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$633
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$595
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$826
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1057
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$958
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1089
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$692
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1049
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$967
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$665
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$892