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Qazvin vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Qazvin is 44.0% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% less in Qazvin
Groceries: pay 51.4% less in Qazvin
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Qazvin
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Qazvin
Childcare: pay 87.7% less in Qazvin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% less in Qazvin
Clothing: pay 23.7% less in Qazvin

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

Qazvin vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Qazvin instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 14.9% less for restaurants

	Lima	Qazvin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.40	$3.80 IRR160,028	-11.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.00	$3.50 IRR147,394	-51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.47 IRR19,798	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.19	$1.02 IRR42,822	+55.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Qazvin
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.96	$0.42 IRR17,563	-84.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.19	$1.25 IRR52,689	-72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.35	$2.35 IRR99,064	-59.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.96	$0.90 IRR38,070	-69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.85	$0.95 IRR40,158	-63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.41	$0.33 IRR13,832	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.67 IRR28,237	+32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.36 IRR15,105	-37.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.89	$0.29 IRR12,056	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.24 IRR10,249	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.23 IRR9,695	-46.9%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Lima	Qazvin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.47	$2.75 IRR115,729	-47.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.80	$20.00 IRR842,250	-12.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,196.30	$42,500.00 IRR1,789,781,250	+112.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN72.96	$2.60 IRR109,492	-88.0%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Lima	Qazvin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN83.99	$5.76 IRR242,422	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,223.28	$403.33 IRR16,985,375	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,257.94	$280.00 IRR11,791,500	-25.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.32	$12.05 IRR507,532	-72.3%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 87.7% less for childcare

	Lima	Qazvin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN646.12	$30.00 IRR1,263,375	-84.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,614.48	$750.00 IRR31,584,375	-90.9%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Qazvin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.68	$0.65 IRR27,373	-71.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.79	$1.23 IRR51,918	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.20	$1.75 IRR73,697	-69.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.63	$12.25 IRR515,878	-60.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.00	$1.00 IRR42,112	-86.0%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 23.7% less for clothing

	Lima	Qazvin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN171.67	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	-50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.12	$27.50 IRR1,158,094	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.33	$100.00 IRR4,211,250	+19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.35	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	-40.3%
Average			-23.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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