Tehran vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tehran	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$788	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2156	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$367	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$796	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$47.5	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$264	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	29
😀 Quality of life	60	51
🏙️ Population	8.69M	431K

The cost of living in Tehran is 9% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 6486th and 6224th ($788 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iran and Namibia, respectively. Check Iran vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 5221st and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tehran vs Windhoek

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	Tehran	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.99	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.38	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$324	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1087	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$9.45	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14.6	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.99	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.96%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1351	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.26	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.74	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.21	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.99	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.53	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$19.5	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.57	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.2	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$130	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$128	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1951	$4344

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Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$714
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$710
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$698
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$681
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$698
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$680
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$665
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$684
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$688
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$693
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$736
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$651
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$645
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$557
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$574
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$488
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$618
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$458
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$658
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$580
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$562
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$552
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$455
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$534
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$443
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$469
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$466
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$685
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$505
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$598
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510

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