Mosul vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
94
😀 Quality of life
45
94
🏙️ Population
1.79M
664K

The cost of living in Mosul is 73% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7820th and 1336th ($596 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6552nd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$10888

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592