Istanbul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$587	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	28
😀 Quality of life	77	50
🏙️ Population	15.5M	431K

The cost of living in Istanbul is 34% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 4816th and 6296th ($1125 vs $840) 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 0.9 months in Windhoek. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 790th and 6223rd 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	$8.84	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$5452

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

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