Cologne vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$967
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
96
46
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.69M

The cost of living in Cologne is 216% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2484th and 8077th ($1752 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 27th in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 12th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766