Analysis of housing costs among households of Qom city

Housing Problem has been taken to serious form since 60 decade in Iran. The crisis peak of housing (especially in terms of price and cost) should know in recent years. This crisis has caused housing costs among urban households، the highest percentage compared to other costs in recent years. Considering the importance of this topic، this article trieswith analytical-descriptive method to be paid housing costs rather than income and cost of Qom city household - one of the largest and most important cities of Iran. Accordingly، Statistics of housing costs، income-cost Qom households for 1997-2006 has been extracted. In thisregard، Qom household based on income are divided to ten groups. Share of different costs between different groups show: Between 1997- 2006، housing costs among the various groups has been included about 33% of total household spending and it grew by 25% annually in this period. Also، housing costs to household income has had a very dramatic difference in different income groups، So that high incomegroups of about 30% of their income spent on housing costs، While lower income groups a very high percentage of their income (over 60%) to account for housing costs. Generally the results of this paper show share of housing costs is very high in the basket cost of Qom households (this percentage in Qom is almost two times more than developed countries). In addition، lower income groups than high income groups in Qom city have more problems in terms of housing costs and providing it. Overall the high share of housing costs in the basket costs of households in Iran are result in the inappropriate system of state planning and housing management. Finally this paper presents somestrategies to reduce housing costs، especially for lower income groups.