Meru vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$486
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1333
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$177
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$398
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$31.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
36
😀 Quality of life
29
46
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.69M

The cost of living in Meru is 12% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8601st and 8077th ($486 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Kenya and Iraq, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 8527th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Meru vs Mosul

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Meru Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.16
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.06
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$557
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$284
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.9
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.12%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.4
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.7
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.4
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.48
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.93
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.28
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$136
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6789
$996

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
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$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539

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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