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Qom vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Qom is 57.3% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% less in Qom
Groceries: pay 63.0% less in Qom
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Qom
Housing: pay 61.7% less in Qom
Childcare: pay 91.9% less in Qom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.0% less in Qom
Clothing: pay 54.3% less in Qom

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Qom.

Qom vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qom instead of Bangkok, you would:

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pay 28.1% less for restaurants

	Bangkok	Qom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB97.67	$3.00 IRR126,362	-3.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB195.33	$3.00 IRR126,362	-51.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB24.94	$0.42 IRR17,550	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.50	$0.30 IRR12,636	-10.0%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 63.0% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Qom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB45.36	$0.44 IRR18,603	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB267.90	$1.41 IRR59,390	-83.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB227.72	$1.89 IRR79,722	-73.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB71.95	$1.00 IRR42,129	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB43.47	$1.13 IRR47,764	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.10	$0.30 IRR12,578	-81.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB25.72	$0.57 IRR23,882	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.24	$0.43 IRR17,912	-58.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB26.86	$0.18 IRR7,642	-78.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB22.69	$0.20 IRR8,598	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.45	$0.18 IRR7,642	-72.1%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Qom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB147.81	$2.70 IRR113,585	-42.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,172.00	$14.50 IRR610,752	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,171,999.79	$67,338.29 IRR2,836,344,890	+81.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB366.25	$1.50 IRR63,181	-87.1%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 61.7% less for housing

	Bangkok	Qom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB532.54	$8.67 IRR365,047	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,264.25	$240.00 IRR10,109,000	-64.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,141.91	$160.00 IRR6,739,333	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,163.64	$11.47 IRR483,151	-83.3%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 91.9% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Qom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,195.25	$71.67 IRR3,018,660	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB420,410.53	$588.00 IRR24,767,050	-95.6%
Average			-91.9%

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pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Qom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB87.90	$0.50 IRR21,060	-82.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB80.02	$0.76 IRR32,012	-70.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB138.44	$2.10 IRR88,454	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,607.58	$8.67 IRR365,047	-83.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB253.93	$1.00 IRR42,121	-87.6%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 54.3% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Qom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,852.35	$15.00 IRR631,812	-74.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,198.04	$13.00 IRR547,571	-65.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,283.46	$86.00 IRR3,622,392	-17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,881.17	$37.20 IRR1,566,895	-59.3%
Average			-54.3%

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