Dortmund vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$736
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
36
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
593K
1.79M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 155% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3604th and 7820th ($1523 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 692nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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