Izmir vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Izmir	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1040	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$516	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$879	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$884	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	70	30
😀 Quality of life	72	55
🏙️ Population	4.49M	431K

The cost of living in Izmir is 2% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5367th and 5494th ($1040 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Turkey and Namibia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Izmir compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Izmir ranked 4th best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3283rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Windhoek

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	Izmir	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.76	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.63	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.52	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.46	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$596	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$422	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$725	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.6	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.6	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.17%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1484	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1011	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.59	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.39	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.82	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.8	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.37	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.3	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.81	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.6	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$718	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14664	$5907

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$767
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$772
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$822
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$724
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1272
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$742
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$627
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1079
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$752
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$680
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$746
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$937
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$803
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2084
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$698
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$893
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$712
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$731
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1322
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$894
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$897
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1900
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$601
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$769
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$610
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$590
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1029
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1426
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$626
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1286
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1279
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1468
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1663
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1497
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1462
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1304
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1318
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1410

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