Mosul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$204
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
78
😀 Quality of life
45
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mosul is 16% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7691st and 8544th ($597 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 499th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6539th and 3982nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Zhengzhou

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Mosul Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$19343

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$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591