Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$726
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1883
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$370
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
71
45
🏙️ Population
14M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 29% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7123rd and 8282nd ($726 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Vietnam and Iraq, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 3396th and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul

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Ho Chi Minh Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.77
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$904
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.78
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.72%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4456
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1839
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.72
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.56
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.78
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.7
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.45
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.5
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.4
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$379
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17174
$3161

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$414
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$503
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$721
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$455
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$508
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$776
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$480
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$493
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$518
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$530
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$506
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$893
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$563
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$517
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$528
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$582
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$518
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$668
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$540
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$766
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$515
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$601
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$718
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$407
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$724
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$609
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$699
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$375
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$809
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$839
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$799
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586

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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