Cologne vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
97
45
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cologne is 210% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2308th and 7820th ($1851 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 16th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cologne Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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