Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$186
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
46
78
🏙️ Population
1.69M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8077th and 4461st ($555 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6552nd and 558th 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
$4
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740