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Kermanshah vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Kermanshah is 70.1% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Kermanshah
Groceries: pay 74.5% less in Kermanshah
Transportation: pay 32.3% less in Kermanshah
Housing: pay 70.0% less in Kermanshah
Childcare: pay 98.3% less in Kermanshah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.6% less in Kermanshah
Clothing: pay 68.1% less in Kermanshah

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

Kermanshah vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kermanshah instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.97	$3.50 IRR147,394	-75.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.98	$3.66 IRR154,324	-60.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.26	$0.86 IRR36,249	-65.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.49 IRR20,701	-75.1%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 74.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.42	$0.11 IRR4,843	-94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.96	$1.08 IRR45,587	-73.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.75	$2.55 IRR107,338	-62.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.73	$0.94 IRR39,642	-86.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.26	$1.03 IRR43,170	-78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.36	$0.32 IRR13,562	-76.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.75	$0.61 IRR25,501	-40.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.30	$0.35 IRR14,613	-73.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.01	$0.22 IRR9,455	-90.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.55	$0.24 IRR10,124	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.19 IRR8,118	-71.6%
Average			-74.5%

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pay 32.3% less for transportation

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.63	$0.57 IRR23,912	-90.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$3.00 IRR126,338	-97.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,928.03	$79,298.00 IRR3,339,437,025	+154.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.19	$0.63 IRR26,531	-95.7%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 70.0% less for housing

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.39	$12.28 IRR517,142	-74.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,147.43	$690.87 IRR29,094,380	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,903.02	$422.02 IRR17,772,472	-61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$189.31	$0.93 IRR39,288	-99.1%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 98.3% less for childcare

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,330.22	$12.28 IRR517,142	-98.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,138.46	$216.00 IRR9,096,300	-98.2%
Average			-98.3%

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pay 78.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.48	$1.35 IRR56,852	-79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.13	$0.71 IRR30,056	-79.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.44	$0.64 IRR26,952	-97.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.06	$19.29 IRR812,350	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.97	$0.87 IRR36,638	-92.5%
Average			-78.6%

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pay 68.1% less for clothing

	Wellington	Kermanshah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.97	$14.03 IRR590,838	-79.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.73	$12.35 IRR520,089	-73.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.13	$68.61 IRR2,889,339	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$253.12	$29.82 IRR1,255,795	-79.6%
Average			-68.1%

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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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