Mashhad vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mashhad	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$482	$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$2420
🏠 One person rent	$172	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$295	$867
🍽️ Food expenses	$162	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.4	$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$252	$289
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	45	30
😀 Quality of life	56	53
🏙️ Population	3M	486K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 54% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8757th and 5257th ($482 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 61st and 1st in Iran and Namibia, respectively. Check Iran vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.3 months in Windhoek. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6229th and 6487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Windhoek

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	Mashhad	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.01	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.67	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.06	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$892
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.4	$85.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.53%	11.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1140	$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.32	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.33	$8.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.95	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$7.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.91	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.7	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.45	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.01	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.5	$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$21	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$46.2	$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$629	$5490

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$469
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$476
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$475
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$467
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$483
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$483
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1846
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1898
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1726
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1864
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$556
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$542
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$458
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$561
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$664
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$470
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$523
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$439
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$612
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$474
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$525
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1840
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$500
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$359
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$516
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$469
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$475
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$517
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$563
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$700
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$570
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$557
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$570
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$584
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$584
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$638

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$945
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$982
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$998
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$925
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$991
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$893
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$890
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$891
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$796
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$663
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$691
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$691
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$723
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$903
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$590
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$615
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$904
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$549
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$813
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$632
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$554
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$950
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$811
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$1031
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$912
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$1104
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$631
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$1015
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$997
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$610
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$851