Essen vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$682
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
587K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 167% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3860th and 8086th ($1561 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th 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 Essen compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 17th and 6125th 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
$17
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$2771

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

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