Dusseldorf vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$985	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	36
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	631K	1.79M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 197% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2469th and 7691st ($1772 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 27th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Mosul

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	Dusseldorf	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$3104

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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