Izmir vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Izmir	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2294	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$437	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$792	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$290	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.5	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$681	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	29
😀 Quality of life	68	51
🏙️ Population	2.95M	431K

The cost of living in Izmir is 5% more expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 5990th and 6224th ($909 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 Izmir compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 3369th and 6198th 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	$8.23	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.09	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$523	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$948	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.03%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1738	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1020	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.3	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.93	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.56	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.07	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.06	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.42	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.36	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.9	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.77	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$409	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9671	$4344

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$638
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$675
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$764
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$681
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1099
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$677
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$934
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$679
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$643
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$707
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$1038
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$773
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$477
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$1838
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$629
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$1049
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$690
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$679
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1070
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$743
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$843
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1659
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$568
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$708
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$661
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1265
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1142
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1131
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1284
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1437
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1296
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1272
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1150
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1159
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1082
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1258

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