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Qom vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Qom is 50.6% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Qom
Groceries: pay 55.4% less in Qom
Transportation: pay 14.8% more in Qom
Housing: pay 65.0% less in Qom
Childcare: pay 77.8% less in Qom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.1% less in Qom
Clothing: pay 46.9% less in Qom

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

Qom vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Lima	Qom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.28 PEN14.43	$3.00 IRR126,362	-30.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 PEN24.04	$3.00 IRR126,362	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 PEN3.38	$0.42 IRR17,550	-58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 PEN2.20	$0.30 IRR12,636	-54.0%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 55.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Qom
Bread 1 loaf	$2.67 PEN8.98	$0.44 IRR18,603	-83.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 PEN15.21	$1.41 IRR59,390	-68.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.76 PEN19.39	$1.89 IRR79,722	-67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.96 PEN9.98	$1.00 IRR42,129	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 PEN8.87	$1.13 IRR47,764	-56.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 PEN3.42	$0.30 IRR12,578	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 PEN1.71	$0.57 IRR23,882	+11.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 PEN1.94	$0.43 IRR17,912	-26.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 PEN1.90	$0.18 IRR7,642	-67.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 PEN1.55	$0.20 IRR8,598	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.46	$0.18 IRR7,642	-58.2%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 14.8% more for transportation

	Lima	Qom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.20 PEN17.50	$2.70 IRR113,585	-48.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.85 PEN76.94	$14.50 IRR610,752	-36.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,990.85 PEN67,325.84	$67,338.29 IRR2,836,344,890	+236.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.70 PEN73.10	$1.50 IRR63,181	-93.1%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 65.0% less for housing

	Lima	Qom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.99 PEN84.15	$8.67 IRR365,047	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$661.42 PEN2,227.56	$240.00 IRR10,109,000	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$374.24 PEN1,260.37	$160.00 IRR6,739,333	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.53 PEN146.61	$11.47 IRR483,151	-73.6%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 77.8% less for childcare

	Lima	Qom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$192.22 PEN647.36	$71.67 IRR3,018,660	-62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,215.29 PEN27,667.72	$588.00 IRR24,767,050	-92.8%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 74.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Qom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 PEN7.69	$0.50 IRR21,060	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 PEN8.80	$0.76 IRR32,012	-70.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 PEN19.24	$2.10 IRR88,454	-63.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.13 PEN104.83	$8.67 IRR365,047	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.14 PEN24.04	$1.00 IRR42,121	-86.0%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 46.9% less for clothing

	Lima	Qom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.07 PEN172.00	$15.00 IRR631,812	-70.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.74 PEN120.36	$13.00 IRR547,571	-63.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.99 PEN282.88	$86.00 IRR3,622,392	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.70 PEN281.90	$37.20 IRR1,566,895	-55.6%
Average			-46.9%

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