Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$204
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 46% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7691st and 4858th ($597 vs $1097) 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6539th and 675th 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
$3.4
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$30174

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746