Ho Chi Minh vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ho Chi Minh Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$702
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1978
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$349
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$750
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$457
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
36
😀 Quality of life
66
46
🏙️ Population
10.4M
1.69M

The cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 27% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6786th and 8077th ($702 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 0.8 months in Mosul. Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st best city to live in Vietnam vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 4217th and 6552nd 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
$1.85
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.1
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.9%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4519
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2063
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.56
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.78
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.6
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.23
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.9
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.08
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$306
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16779
$996

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$550
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$479
72 km or 45 mi Vung Tau
$534
96 km or 60 mi Svay Rieng
$694
113 km or 70 mi Sa Dec
$515
127 km or 79 mi Can Tho
$463
141 km or 88 mi Long Xuyen
$509
153 km or 95 mi Soc Trang
$522
162 km or 100 mi Prey Veng
$711
167 km or 104 mi Phan Thiet
$566
181 km or 112 mi Mui Ne
$553
184 km or 114 mi Kampong Cham
$555
189 km or 117 mi Rach Gia
$518
198 km or 123 mi Bac Lieu
$516
205 km or 127 mi Phnom Penh
$802
233 km or 145 mi Da Lat
$512
244 km or 151 mi Ca Mau
$520
257 km or 160 mi Buon Ma Thuot
$521
270 km or 168 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
271 km or 168 mi Kampot
$569
300 km or 186 mi Phu Quoc
$524
309 km or 192 mi Stung Treng
$628
320 km or 199 mi Nha Trang
$554
343 km or 213 mi Sihanoukville
$755
414 km or 257 mi Siem Reap
$587
433 km or 269 mi Qui Nhon
$518
452 km or 281 mi Battambang
$539
488 km or 303 mi Ko Chang
$614
502 km or 312 mi Serei Saophoan
$579
527 km or 327 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$534
533 km or 331 mi Quang Ngai
$436
584 km or 363 mi Klaeng
$619
592 km or 368 mi Hoi An
$547
605 km or 376 mi Da Nang
$601
637 km or 396 mi Hue
$422
663 km or 412 mi Nong Prue
$653
664 km or 413 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$647
668 km or 415 mi Pattaya
$665
670 km or 416 mi Laem Chabang
$648
676 km or 420 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766