Chicago vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
40
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.79M

The cost of living in Chicago is 382% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 375th and 8086th ($2822 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 22nd and 6125th 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
$19.9
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$2771

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771