Essen vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$642
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
587K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 169% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3925th and 8282nd ($1519 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 24th in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 23rd and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Mosul

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Essen Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$3161

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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