Cologne vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$947
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
96
45
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cologne is 192% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2551st and 7691st ($1744 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 23rd 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 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 12th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Mosul

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Cologne Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$3104

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CologneMosul

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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