Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$202
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7820th and 4780th ($596 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6552nd and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Shanghai

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Mosul Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$31401

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774