Meru vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$543
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1430
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$185
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$300
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$173
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
28
45
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 4% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8425th and 8282nd ($543 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Kenya and Iraq, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Meru compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Meru ranked 10th best city to live in Kenya vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 8855th and 7239th 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
$5.46
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.16
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.6
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$304
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$199
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.5
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.3
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.66%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1039
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.94
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.39
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.43
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.77
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.7
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.58
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.7
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.4
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10408
$3161

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$448
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$807
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$415
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$611
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$635
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$697
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$531
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$533
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$613
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$591
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$546
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$586
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$671
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$872
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$688
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$721
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$553
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$583

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754