Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$762
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1930
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$409
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$71
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$340
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
67
40
😀 Quality of life
69
58
🏙️ Population
14M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 30% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6919th and 8086th ($762 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Vietnam and Iraq, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Ho Chi Minh compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 4450th and 6125th 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
$1.95
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$547
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1009
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$526
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.52%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4266
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1950
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.74
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.48
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$329
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14995
$2771

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$540
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$419
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$525
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$708
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$519
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$456
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$514
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$523
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$760
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$500
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$506
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$501
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$535
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$512
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$882
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$572
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$526
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$535
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$587
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$530
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$652
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$541
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$764
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$679
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$519
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$575
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$763
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$410
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$768
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$613
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$660
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$380
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$846
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$874
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$838
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610

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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