Cost of Living inQom, Iran
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Iran: $17,484/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 77% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
4.9 / 10
#98 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Iran; Qom-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Mixed public-school option
Expat access
Usually not practical for expats
not practicalInstruction
Persian
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Iran's public system is structured for local families, but it is not an easy public-school choice for relocating expat households.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Even where resident enrollment is possible, Persian-medium instruction and day-to-day local integration make the public route usually impractical for foreign families.
🚫 Homeschooling
Homeschooling not permittedIran requires compulsory school attendance and does not permit homeschooling. Education is heavily regulated by the Ministry of Education with a mandatory national curriculum. No exemptions for homeschooling on philosophical or lifestyle grounds.
Homeschool legality in Iran — check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Iran.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$350-$550
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$650-$925
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Qom is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Iran.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
MixedGood national coverage and maternal mortality is low help, but households still pay a large share themselves.
Public care
MixedBroad public coverage and a visible public hospital footprint help, but patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
81/100
2023
Physicians
1.81/1k
2023
Hospital beds
1.85/1k
2019
Out of pocket
43%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
77.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
16/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
7.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Iran yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Qom, Iran · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Qom compared with the US?
Your money goes about 14.5x further in Qom than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Iran here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Qom cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Qom is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 77% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Qom. We are using the country-level cost index for Iran here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Qom compare with New York City?
Rent in Qom is about 92% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Iran here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Qom?
Groceries in Qom are about 79% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 84% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Iran here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Qom
Qom is a city of about 900,000 in north-central Iran, sitting roughly 140 kilometers south of Tehran on the edge of the central desert. It is the most important center of Shia Islamic scholarship outside the Iraqi shrine cities, home to the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh and a dense concentration of religious seminaries that draw students from across the Muslim world. The local economy combines religious tourism, oil refining, and pistachio and pomegranate trade. Climate is hot dry desert with cold winters. Relocators should weigh that this is a conservative religious center with social norms stricter than Tehran, restricted alcohol and dress conventions enforced visibly, and an Iranian banking and visa environment that remains heavily constrained by international sanctions.
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