Mersin vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mersin	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$820	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2027	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$391	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$668	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$688	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	42 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	29
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	1.04M	431K

The cost of living in Mersin is 17% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6587th and 5698th ($820 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 Mersin compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Mersin ranked 7th best city to live in Turkey vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5008th and 6153rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mersin vs Windhoek

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	Mersin	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.11	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$391	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	37.35%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1505	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1166	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.32	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.45	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.73	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.99	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$38.2	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6015	$5380

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Cities near Mersin

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 18 mi	Tarsus	$724
67 km or 42 mi	Adana	$791
93 km or 58 mi	Eregli	$690
106 km or 66 mi	Mut	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Ceyhan	$599
121 km or 75 mi	Bor	$754
128 km or 80 mi	Kozan	$623
130 km or 81 mi	Nigde	$781
131 km or 82 mi	Karaman	$420
136 km or 84 mi	Iskenderun	$591
146 km or 90 mi	Samandag	$647
146 km or 91 mi	Kadirli	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Osmaniye	$337
152 km or 95 mi	Antakya	$659
170 km or 106 mi	Hassa	$544
177 km or 110 mi	Latakia	$441
181 km or 112 mi	Islahiye	$530
182 km or 113 mi	Aksaray	$838
184 km or 114 mi	Reyhanli	$619
197 km or 122 mi	Famagusta	$1376
200 km or 124 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
203 km or 126 mi	Nevsehir	$820
204 km or 127 mi	Paralimni	$1403
205 km or 127 mi	Idlib	$543
213 km or 132 mi	Nicosia	$1453
223 km or 139 mi	Kilis	$600
223 km or 139 mi	Konya	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
225 km or 140 mi	Dali	$1420
225 km or 140 mi	Talas	$696
226 km or 140 mi	Aradippou	$1275
227 km or 141 mi	Larnaca	$1587
228 km or 142 mi	Kayseri	$725
235 km or 146 mi	Alanya	$734
236 km or 147 mi	Aleppo	$535
248 km or 154 mi	Gaziantep	$602
264 km or 164 mi	Kirsehir	$750
267 km or 166 mi	Hama	$438
276 km or 171 mi	Limassol	$2175
278 km or 173 mi	Ypsonas	$1945

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