Meru vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1499
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$177
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$411
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$443
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
36
😀 Quality of life
25
45
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 10% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8393rd and 7820th ($535 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Kenya and Iraq, respectively. Check Kenya vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 8584th 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
$3.91
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.83
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$269
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1063
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.71
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.13
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.19
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.94
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.8
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8360
$3176

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$571
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$745
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$482
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$493
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$460
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$518
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$483
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$548
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$581
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$543
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$583
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$502
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$511
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$560
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$643
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$707
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$559
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$601
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$466
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$579
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$675
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$736
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$564
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$711
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$639
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$810
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$576
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$784
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$590
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$568
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$520
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$622
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$723
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$509
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$719
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$598
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$509
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$768
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$545

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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