Isfahan vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Isfahan	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$500	$1023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1275	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$207	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$40	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$200	$588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	30
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	1.96M	431K

The cost of living in Isfahan is 51% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8716th and 5494th ($500 vs $1023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 1st in Iran and Namibia, respectively. Check Iran vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Isfahan compared to 0.6 months in Windhoek. Isfahan ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6223rd and 6345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Isfahan vs Windhoek

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	Isfahan	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.5	$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.03	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.87
☕ Cappuccino	$0.85	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$477	$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$309	$622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.1	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.49	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	27.06%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1124	$1427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$644	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.93	$7.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.44	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$7.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.01	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.52	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.09	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$16	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.5	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.5	$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.4	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.9	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$525	$5907

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Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$487
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$481
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$479
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$364
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$516
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$476
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$487
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$455
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$529
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$542
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$492
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$565
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$546
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$512
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$571
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$499
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$574
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$586
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$569
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$583
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$594
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$460
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$546
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$602
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$547
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$601
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$591
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$537
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$523
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$627
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$639
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$575
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$629
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$631
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$639

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