Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Detroit	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2006	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4783	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1995	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4156	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	77	36
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	639K	1.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 236% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1856th and 7820th ($2006 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 216th 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	$17.4	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$894	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2485	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1533	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1059	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$982	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.84	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.81	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1296	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16775	$3176

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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