Mersin vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mersin Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$750
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1906
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$365
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$599
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
62 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
58
46
🏙️ Population
1.81M
1.69M

The cost of living in Mersin is 35% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6570th and 8077th ($750 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 27th in Turkey and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkey vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mersin compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mersin ranked 10th best city to live in Turkey vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5682nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mersin Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.76
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$455
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.8
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
34.56%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1416
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$881
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.57
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.52
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.73
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.4
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.79
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.2
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$282
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15894
$996

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$601
67 km or 42 mi Adana
$630
93 km or 58 mi Eregli
$539
106 km or 66 mi Mut
$566
109 km or 68 mi Ceyhan
$517
121 km or 75 mi Bor
$592
128 km or 80 mi Kozan
$521
130 km or 81 mi Nigde
$622
131 km or 82 mi Karaman
$513
136 km or 84 mi Iskenderun
$518
146 km or 90 mi Samandag
$550
146 km or 91 mi Kadirli
$490
148 km or 92 mi Osmaniye
$402
152 km or 95 mi Antakya
$563
170 km or 106 mi Hassa
$479
177 km or 110 mi Latakia
$436
181 km or 112 mi Islahiye
$473
182 km or 113 mi Aksaray
$397
184 km or 114 mi Reyhanli
$530
197 km or 122 mi Famagusta
$1199
200 km or 124 mi Kyrenia
$1081
203 km or 126 mi Nevsehir
$498
204 km or 127 mi Paralimni
$990
205 km or 127 mi Idlib
$401
213 km or 132 mi Nicosia
$1280
223 km or 139 mi Kilis
$483
223 km or 139 mi Konya
$586
224 km or 139 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
225 km or 140 mi Dali
$1091
225 km or 140 mi Talas
$431
226 km or 140 mi Aradippou
$1189
227 km or 141 mi Larnaca
$1519
228 km or 142 mi Kayseri
$416
235 km or 146 mi Alanya
$742
236 km or 147 mi Aleppo
$404
248 km or 154 mi Gaziantep
$434
264 km or 164 mi Kirsehir
$522
267 km or 166 mi Hama
$480
276 km or 171 mi Limassol
$2099
278 km or 173 mi Ypsonas
$1783

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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