Mosul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$196
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$361
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$22.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
45
41
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mosul is 12% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 8282nd and 8645th ($565 vs $505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 48th in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Shiraz. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Shiraz ranked 30th in Iran, while ranked 7239th and 7725th 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
$3.9
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$12.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$2.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$0.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$226
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$15.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$24.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
23.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$1062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$3.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$2.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$6.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$5.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$2115

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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
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$485
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$471
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$497
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$457
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$459
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$494
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$454
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$469
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$451
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$521
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$517
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$352
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$558
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$488
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$454
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$452
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$466
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$459
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$778
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$703
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$917
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$522
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$548
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1340
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1059
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1218
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$509
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1062
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$965
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$700
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1437
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$496
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$708
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$2015
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$861
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$694