Mosul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$186
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
46
80
🏙️ Population
1.69M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 41% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8077th and 5744th ($555 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6552nd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Shenzhen

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Mosul Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$24305

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584