Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
87
45
🏙️ Population
639K
1.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 266% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1839th and 8282nd ($2070 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th and 24th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 319th and 7239th 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
$17.9
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$3161

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754