Kocaeli vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kocaeli	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$835	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1887	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$402	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$285	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.6	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1014	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	55	29
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	1.85M	431K

The cost of living in Kocaeli is 15% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6521st and 5698th ($835 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Turkey and Namibia, respectively. Check Turkey vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kocaeli compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Kocaeli ranked 14th best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6203rd and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kocaeli vs Windhoek

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	Kocaeli	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.15	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.18	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.07	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$634	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$421	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.1	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.93%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1206	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$844	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.4	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.87	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.36	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.5	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.57	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.9	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.8	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$356	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7174	$5380

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Cities near Kocaeli

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Izmit	$985
13 km or 8.1 mi	Korfez	$819
21 km or 13 mi	Golcuk	$838
22 km or 13 mi	Kartepe	$852
38 km or 24 mi	Gebze	$659
42 km or 26 mi	Cayirova	$679
45 km or 28 mi	Adapazari	$547
45 km or 28 mi	Sakarya	$686
79 km or 49 mi	Istanbul	$1288
79 km or 49 mi	Bilecik	$837
91 km or 57 mi	Inegol	$787
101 km or 63 mi	Bursa	$915
108 km or 67 mi	Duzce	$695
131 km or 82 mi	Eskisehir	$777
137 km or 85 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
146 km or 90 mi	Bolu	$655
159 km or 99 mi	Kutahya	$612
169 km or 105 mi	Kapakli	$725
170 km or 106 mi	Bandirma	$724
177 km or 110 mi	Corlu	$679
199 km or 124 mi	Tekirdag	$562
216 km or 134 mi	Balikesir	$704
220 km or 137 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Bartin	$745
234 km or 146 mi	Karabuk	$578
239 km or 148 mi	Polatli	$780
240 km or 149 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
242 km or 151 mi	Kirklareli	$574
245 km or 152 mi	Usak	$699
268 km or 167 mi	Soma	$732
271 km or 169 mi	Burgas	$848
271 km or 169 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
272 km or 169 mi	Ankara	$1118
292 km or 182 mi	Edirne	$1151
303 km or 188 mi	Salihli	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Canakkale	$697
308 km or 191 mi	Varna	$1039
316 km or 197 mi	Cankiri	$759
321 km or 200 mi	Turgutlu	$759
324 km or 201 mi	Manisa	$760

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