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Qom vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Qom is 72.4% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 78.7% less in Qom
Groceries: pay 73.5% less in Qom
Transportation: pay 29.1% less in Qom
Housing: pay 84.5% less in Qom
Childcare: pay 93.0% less in Qom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.7% less in Qom
Clothing: pay 62.3% less in Qom

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

Qom vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.7% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Qom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$3.00 IRR126,368	-79.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$15.90	$3.00 IRR126,368	-67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.24	$0.42 IRR17,551	-83.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.30 IRR12,637	-84.8%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 73.5% less for groceries

	Wellington	Qom
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.41	$0.44 IRR18,604	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.93	$1.41 IRR59,393	-65.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.70	$1.89 IRR79,726	-72.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.67	$1.00 IRR42,131	-85.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.22	$1.13 IRR47,766	-76.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.35	$0.30 IRR12,578	-78.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.74	$0.57 IRR23,883	-44.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.29	$0.43 IRR17,912	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$3.99	$0.18 IRR7,643	-92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.54	$0.20 IRR8,598	-77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.17	$0.18 IRR7,643	-73.2%
Average			-73.5%

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pay 29.1% less for transportation

	Wellington	Qom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.58	$2.70 IRR113,589	-56.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$188.86	$14.50 IRR610,776	-86.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$53,677.18	$67,338.29 IRR2,836,457,121	+116.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.07	$1.50 IRR63,184	-89.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 84.5% less for housing

	Wellington	Qom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$83.99	$8.67 IRR365,062	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,137.45	$240.00 IRR10,109,400	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,894.16	$160.00 IRR6,739,600	-85.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$188.43	$11.47 IRR483,170	-89.5%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 93.0% less for childcare

	Wellington	Qom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,324.04	$71.67 IRR3,018,779	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,040.13	$588.00 IRR24,768,030	-95.2%
Average			-93.0%

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pay 85.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Qom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$0.50 IRR21,061	-92.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.10	$0.76 IRR32,013	-78.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.23	$2.10 IRR88,457	-91.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$58.79	$8.67 IRR365,062	-74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$1.00 IRR42,122	-91.3%
Average			-85.7%

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pay 62.3% less for clothing

	Wellington	Qom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$119.42	$15.00 IRR631,838	-78.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$80.35	$13.00 IRR547,592	-72.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$195.21	$86.00 IRR3,622,535	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$251.95	$37.20 IRR1,566,957	-74.6%
Average			-62.3%

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