Meru vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$175
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$281
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
36
😀 Quality of life
32
52
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 7% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8291st and 7926th ($549 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Kenya and Iraq, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Meru compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Meru ranked 9th best city to live in Kenya vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8680th and 6491st 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
$5.83
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.95
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$98.5
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.01%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1175
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1345
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.28
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.18
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.28
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.53
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.1
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$222
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8839
$2691

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$460
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$503
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$528
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$543
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$511
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$533
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$623
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$612
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$654
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$548
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$582
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$596
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$658
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$717
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$578
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$552
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$656
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$627
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$567
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$609
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$526
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$724
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$421
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$1031
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$617
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$833
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$802
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$567
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$527
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$597
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$758
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$687
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$715
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$499
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$687
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$820
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$524

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768