Chicago vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2799
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6454
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1702
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2727
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$702
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5210
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
97
52
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.79M

The cost of living in Chicago is 376% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 394th and 7926th ($2799 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 16th and 6491st 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
$19.2
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1993
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3215
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2313
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.77%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3645
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2499
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.3
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.5
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.84
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$135
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.8
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2032
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23423
$2691

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768