Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$196
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
52
77
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7926th and 4879th ($588 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6491st and 1383rd 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
$3.41
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753