Meru vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Meru Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1478
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$181
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
69 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
36
😀 Quality of life
27
45
🏙️ Population
42.7K
1.79M

The cost of living in Meru is 9% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8317th and 7691st ($541 vs $597) 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 8421st and 6539th 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
$5.38
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.67
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$516
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$263
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.83%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1127
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1251
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.3
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.07
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.2
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.52
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.8
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$189
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8023
$3104

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$483
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$522
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$490
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$561
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$602
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$638
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$605
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$498
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$562
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$580
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$646
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$698
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$558
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$545
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$625
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$594
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$523
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$552
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$502
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$706
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$486
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$886
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$585
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$801
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$654
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$573
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$613
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$771
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$650
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$711
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$492
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$648
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$785
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766