Detroit vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2032
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4925
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1105
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$664
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3072
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
40
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
639K
1.79M

The cost of living in Detroit is 247% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1947th and 8086th ($2032 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 95th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 318th and 6125th 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
$18.1
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.88
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.48
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1299
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$820
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2296
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1448
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1602
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1188
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.34
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.71
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.46
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.3
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1360
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19339
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771