Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
89
46
🏙️ Population
639K
1.69M

The cost of living in Detroit is 257% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1843rd and 8077th ($1979 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th and 27th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 172nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Mosul

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Detroit Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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