Mosul vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$193
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
58
75
🏙️ Population
1.79M
24.9M

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8086th and 4971st ($585 vs $1126) 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 6125th and 1655th 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
$3.39
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765