Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$196
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
45
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 51% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8282nd and 4880th ($565 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 7239th and 1178th 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
$3.9
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789