Mosul vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$186
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
94
😀 Quality of life
46
93
🏙️ Population
1.69M
592K

The cost of living in Mosul is 72% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8077th and 1756th ($555 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th in Iraq and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Iraq vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6552nd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$12166

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413