Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	86	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 246% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1678th and 7691st ($2064 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 315th and 6539th 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	$17.3	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$3104

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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