Mosul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$204
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mosul is 35% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7691st and 5950th ($597 vs $916) 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 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6539th and 545th 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
$3.4
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609