Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
88
52
🏙️ Population
639K
1.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 263% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1636th and 7926th ($2133 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 311th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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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