Hamburg City vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hamburg City	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2007	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4961	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1066	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2044	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$235	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3346	$470
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	36
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.91M	1.79M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 236% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1818th and 7691st ($2007 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Hamburg City ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 40th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Mosul

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	Hamburg City	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.27	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$755	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2236	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1550	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$318	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8190	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5824	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.1	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.04	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.38	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.28	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.67	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.1	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$233	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24460	$3104

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1514
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1501
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1489
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1482
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1437
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1485
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1425
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1514
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1473
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1484
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1428
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1530
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1397
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1459
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1599
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1456
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1456
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1469
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1488
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1482
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1382
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1452
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1468
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1432
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1432
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1450
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1382
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1451
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1626
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1231
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1556
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1358
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1458
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1442
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1307
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1451
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1451
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1321

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