Mosul vs Shiraz - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shiraz
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$589
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1578
🏠 One person rent
$204
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$21.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$205
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Shiraz. Cities ranked 7691st and 7787th ($597 vs $589) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 34th 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 0.3 months in Shiraz. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shiraz ranked 4th in Iran, while ranked 6539th and 6352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Shiraz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$3.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$278
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$202
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$430
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$22.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$34.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
22.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1406
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
$1.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$5.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$6.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$16
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$2.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$97.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$2161

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi Marvdasht
$563
86 km or 54 mi Kazerun
$557
131 km or 81 mi Fasa
$548
134 km or 83 mi Borazjan
$546
149 km or 93 mi Yasuj
$529
158 km or 98 mi Jahrom
$547
181 km or 112 mi Bushehr
$551
247 km or 153 mi Behbahan
$536
274 km or 171 mi Shahreza
$502
304 km or 189 mi Sirjan
$514
308 km or 192 mi Yazd
$573
339 km or 210 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
342 km or 212 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
344 km or 214 mi Rafsanjan
$507
348 km or 216 mi Isfahan
$523
354 km or 220 mi Najafabad
$502
356 km or 221 mi Izeh
$525
357 km or 222 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510
374 km or 232 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
387 km or 240 mi Qatif
$897
395 km or 246 mi Al-Faw
$736
403 km or 251 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
404 km or 251 mi Jubail
$901
416 km or 259 mi Abadan
$547
417 km or 259 mi Ahvaz
$597
424 km or 263 mi Manama
$1280
427 km or 265 mi Dammam
$1056
429 km or 267 mi Isa Town
$1243
430 km or 267 mi Khorramshahr
$544
433 km or 269 mi Riffa
$1223
440 km or 273 mi Dhahran
$1068
442 km or 275 mi Kerman
$464
442 km or 275 mi Kuwait City
$1393
444 km or 276 mi Shushtar
$562
447 km or 278 mi Umm Qasr
$740
448 km or 279 mi Al Khor
$1709
451 km or 280 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
461 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
466 km or 289 mi Basra
$904
473 km or 294 mi Az Zubayr
$723