Mashhad vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mashhad	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$508	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1452	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$169	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$391	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.7	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$216	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	29
😀 Quality of life	50	51
🏙️ Population	3M	431K

The cost of living in Mashhad is 41% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8574th and 6224th ($508 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 84th 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 Mashhad compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6227th and 6198th 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	$2.51	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.99	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.5	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.08	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$194	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$325	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.75	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.5	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.07%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1263	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$773	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.35	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.48	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.23	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.02	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$7.94	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.89	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.22	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.26	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.6	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.99	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.6	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$20.9	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$68	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$618	$4344

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Cities near Mashhad

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Nishapur	$509
120 km or 75 mi	Torbat-e Heydarieh	$521
132 km or 82 mi	Quchan	$515
150 km or 93 mi	Torbat-e Jam	$550
157 km or 98 mi	Kashmar	$521
174 km or 108 mi	Sabzevar	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Anau	$1553
212 km or 132 mi	Ashgabat	$1584
240 km or 149 mi	Bojnord	$510
245 km or 152 mi	Mary	$1503
304 km or 189 mi	Baherden	$1541
317 km or 197 mi	Herat	$512
384 km or 239 mi	Birjand	$574
409 km or 254 mi	Gonbad-e Kavus	$495
411 km or 255 mi	Shahrud	$598
461 km or 287 mi	Gorgan	$685
467 km or 290 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
551 km or 342 mi	Sheberghan	$414
566 km or 351 mi	Semnan	$580
572 km or 355 mi	Bukhara	$431
586 km or 364 mi	Sari	$658
604 km or 375 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
612 km or 380 mi	Zabol	$552
614 km or 381 mi	Dasoguz	$1535
615 km or 382 mi	Qarshi	$484
620 km or 385 mi	Babol	$458
649 km or 403 mi	Amol	$557
673 km or 418 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
684 km or 425 mi	Lashkargah	$476
685 km or 425 mi	Nukus	$392
687 km or 427 mi	Yazd	$573
703 km or 437 mi	Pardis	$665
710 km or 441 mi	Kerman	$464
719 km or 447 mi	Pakdasht	$680
726 km or 451 mi	Varamin	$651
730 km or 454 mi	Qarchak	$681
733 km or 456 mi	Golestan	$714
737 km or 458 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
738 km or 459 mi	Ray	$710
739 km or 459 mi	Tehran	$788

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