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Ahwaz vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ahwaz is 43.7% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% less in Ahwaz
Groceries: pay 51.7% less in Ahwaz
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Ahwaz
Housing: pay 75.8% less in Ahwaz
Childcare: pay 89.0% less in Ahwaz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% less in Ahwaz
Clothing: pay 15.6% less in Ahwaz

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

Ahwaz vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ahwaz instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 47.6% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.73	$2.00 IRR84,225	-81.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.76	$3.75 IRR157,922	-60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.19	$2.02 IRR85,196	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.98	$1.20 IRR50,351	-37.8%
Average			-47.6%

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pay 51.7% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.31	$0.60 IRR25,268	-59.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.57	$2.03 IRR85,629	-62.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.75	$3.25 IRR136,789	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.43	$1.27 IRR53,679	-65.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.30	$1.68 IRR70,677	-50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.21	$0.38 IRR15,918	-38.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN3.00	$0.65 IRR27,379	-21.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.49	$0.36 IRR15,282	-62.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.71	$0.26 IRR10,824	-83.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.74	$0.26 IRR10,824	-46.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.96	$0.24 IRR10,188	-55.2%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN24.02	??
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN109.25	$13.10 IRR551,674	-56.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN119,186.94	$119,838.29 IRR5,046,689,988	+265.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.66	$4.50 IRR189,506	-67.1%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 75.8% less for housing

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN63.29	$7.00 IRR294,788	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,143.53	$316.67 IRR13,335,625	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,298.01	$225.00 IRR9,475,312	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN971.93	$10.71 IRR450,851	-96.0%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 89.0% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,130.17	$106.22 IRR4,473,283	-81.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,882.92	$625.00 IRR26,320,312	-96.1%
Average			-89.0%

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pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.88	$0.85 IRR35,796	-82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.31	$1.17 IRR49,131	-72.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.60	$2.20 IRR92,648	-63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN169.84	$18.17 IRR765,044	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.76	$1.20 IRR50,535	-87.5%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 15.6% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Ahwaz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN361.72	$53.00 IRR2,231,962	-46.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN175.63	$46.67 IRR1,965,250	-3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN357.70	$96.67 IRR4,070,875	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN418.71	$103.33 IRR4,351,625	-10.3%
Average			-15.6%

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