Mosul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$1437
🏠 One person rent
$193
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$426
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$21.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$244
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mosul is 3% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8086th and 8262nd ($585 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 38th 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 5th in Iran, while ranked 6125th and 6346th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Shiraz

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Mosul Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$3.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$263
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$18.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$28.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
23.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$2.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$1.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$7.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$1920

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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

Cities near Shiraz

Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$547
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$523
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$541
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$489
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$487
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$545
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$465
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$492
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$479
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$545
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$565
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$364
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$613
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$500
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$481
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$476
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$488
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$823
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$707
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$529
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$556
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$571
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1309
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1037
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1192
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$551
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1109
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$931
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$761
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1461
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$546
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$711
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1923
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$698