Cost of living comparison

Iran

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Namibia

Windhoek vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Windhoek is 2.1 times more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 87.7% more in Windhoek
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Windhoek
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Windhoek
Housing: pay 94.7% more in Windhoek
Childcare: pay 99.9% more in Windhoek
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.6% more in Windhoek
Clothing: pay 16.3% more in Windhoek

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Windhoek are more expensive than in Tehran. Notably, transportation, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Windhoek.

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Windhoek vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Windhoek instead of Tehran, you would:

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pay 87.7% more for restaurants

	Tehran	Windhoek
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.75 IRR5M	$11.42 NAD190.15	+204.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.00 IRR5M	$6.01 NAD100.08	+50.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 IRR706K	$0.84 NAD14.01	+64.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 IRR2M	$0.89 NAD14.85	-47.2%
Average			+87.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Tehran	Windhoek
Bread 1 loaf	$0.59 IRR816K	$0.92 NAD15.26	+54.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.21 IRR3M	$4.69 NAD78.12	+112.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.57 IRR4M	$5.92 NAD98.50	+130.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.25 IRR2M	$3.12 NAD51.91	+149.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 IRR2M	$3.06 NAD51.01	+100.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 IRR848K	$0.99 NAD16.54	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 IRR1M	$0.89 NAD14.75	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 IRR726K	$0.84 NAD13.90	+58.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR414K	$0.92 NAD15.23	+203.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR357K	$0.90 NAD15.03	+247.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 IRR304K	$0.80 NAD13.39	+263.7%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Tehran	Windhoek
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.34 IRR462K	$5.21 NAD86.66	+1448.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.50 IRR8M	$48.10 NAD800.61	+774.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00 IRR69B	$23,990.15 NAD399K	-52.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.90 IRR4M	$8.00 NAD133.10	+175.7%
Average			+298.4%

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pay 94.7% more for housing

	Tehran	Windhoek
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$3.70 IRR5M	$50.44 NAD839.53	+1263.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.52 IRR585M	$500.55 NAD8,331.36	+17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.92 IRR367M	$354.07 NAD5,893.39	+32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$9.95 IRR14M	$108.00 NAD1,797.58	+985.2%
Average			+94.7%

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pay 99.9% more for childcare

	Tehran	Windhoek
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$107.76 IRR148M	$208.44 NAD3,469.32	+93.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,581.80 IRR4B	$5,331.14 NAD88,734.46	+106.5%
Average			+99.9%

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pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Windhoek
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.70 IRR962K	$1.95 NAD32.52	+179.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.36 IRR2M	$2.30 NAD38.36	+70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR3M	$3.31 NAD55.04	+32.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.59 IRR34M	$37.08 NAD617.14	+50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.00 IRR3M	$5.41 NAD90.07	+170.6%
Average			+99.6%

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pay 16.3% more for clothing

	Tehran	Windhoek
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.60 IRR37M	$54.86 NAD913.20	+106.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.78 IRR52M	$34.63 NAD576.44	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.55 IRR160M	$89.44 NAD1,488.64	-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.17 IRR103M	$94.70 NAD1,576.20	+26.0%
Average			+16.3%

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