Karaj vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karaj Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1746
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$392
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$199
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.4
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$251
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
76
36
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
1.59M
1.79M

The cost of living in Karaj is 24% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6711th and 7820th ($741 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in Iran and Iraq, respectively. Check Iran vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5889th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Mosul

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Karaj Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.01
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.14
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$398
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$801
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$547
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.41
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.9
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.52
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$704
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.71
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.2
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.53
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.75
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.47
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.51
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.4
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$115
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$886
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
10 km or 6.5 mi Fardis
$699
13 km or 8.3 mi Andisheh
$696
17 km or 10 mi Qods
$706
17 km or 10 mi Malard
$701
19 km or 12 mi Shahriar
$708
33 km or 21 mi Nasimshahr
$706
36 km or 22 mi Nazarabad
$659
38 km or 24 mi Eslamshahr
$716
38 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
43 km or 26 mi Tehran
$797
46 km or 28 mi Golestan
$722
50 km or 31 mi Ray
$720
69 km or 43 mi Qarchak
$693
74 km or 46 mi Pakdasht
$689
77 km or 48 mi Pardis
$675
79 km or 49 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
87 km or 54 mi Varamin
$673
100 km or 62 mi Qazvin
$627
104 km or 65 mi Saveh
$542
130 km or 81 mi Qom
$472
144 km or 90 mi Amol
$550
174 km or 108 mi Babol
$468
177 km or 110 mi Lahijan
$578
185 km or 115 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
204 km or 127 mi Rasht
$559
205 km or 128 mi Sari
$670
208 km or 129 mi Kashan
$575
220 km or 137 mi Semnan
$607
225 km or 140 mi Arak
$462
242 km or 150 mi Zanjan
$474
249 km or 155 mi Hamadan
$453
259 km or 161 mi Malayer
$470
294 km or 183 mi Borujerd
$513
311 km or 193 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
334 km or 208 mi Gorgan
$689
350 km or 218 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
354 km or 220 mi Khorramabad
$559

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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