Mosul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$196
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$938
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
45
76
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 43% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 8282nd and 5618th ($565 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 10th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7239th and 1163rd 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
$3.9
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$21140

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648