Chicago vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2667
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6807
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1579
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$3056
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$205
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4901
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.79M

The cost of living in Chicago is 347% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 483rd and 7820th ($2667 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 20th and 6552nd 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
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.62
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.12
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1974
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1280
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3828
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2594
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.61%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3554
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3158
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.5
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.92
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.65
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2457
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19423
$3176

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762