Mosul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$553
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$196
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$419
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$235
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
49
😀 Quality of life
52
56
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mosul is 6% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7926th and 8247th ($588 vs $553) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 41st in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6491st and 6229th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$13.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$186
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$339
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$34.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
22.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$1161
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$2.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$1.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$3.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$7.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$0.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$6.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$530
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$503
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$529
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$477
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$463
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$530
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$453
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$483
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$470
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$534
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$545
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$604
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$501
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$476
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$459
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$484
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$873
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$730
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$930
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$549
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1237
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1008
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1230
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$542
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1201
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$908
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1454
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$530
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$726
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1770
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$889
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$719