Essen vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$681
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
585K
1.79M

The cost of living in Essen is 156% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3595th and 7820th ($1525 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 31st and 6552nd 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
$13.6
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$3176

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

Cities near Mosul

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