Mosul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$193
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
58
77
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8086th and 6106th ($585 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6125th and 1113th 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
$3.39
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.3
🥤 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
$145
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$22916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638