Mosul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1536
🏠 One person rent
$202
$219
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$453
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$222
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
50
😀 Quality of life
45
48
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.57M

The cost of living in Mosul is 7% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7820th and 8203rd ($596 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 55th 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 6552nd and 6304th 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
$3.42
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$23.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$3.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$244
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
22.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1277
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$2.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$1.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$5.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$0.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$1.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$98.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$23.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$79.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$2159

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$546
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$537
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$556
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$541
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$489
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$561
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$548
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$507
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$527
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$520
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$577
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$370
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$515
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$588
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$545
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$490
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$878
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$713
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$928
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$557
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$588
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1267
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$989
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1226
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$552
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1218
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$870
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$467
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1457
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$559
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$716
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1719
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$879
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$705