Essen vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$666
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
587K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 158% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3903rd and 7926th ($1516 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 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 24th and 6491st 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
$16.2
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$2691

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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
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768