Chicago vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.79M

The cost of living in Chicago is 349% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 529th and 7691st ($2678 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 23rd and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Mosul

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Chicago Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.9
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$3104

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766