Mosul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mosul | Zhengzhou | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Mosul is 14% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7820th and 8506th ($596 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6552nd and 3930th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 82 km or 51 mi | Erbil | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zakho | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Sinjar | |
| 134 km or 84 mi |  Cizre | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Sirnak | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Hakkari | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 185 km or 115 mi |  Mahabad | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 186 km or 115 mi |  Qamishli | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Nusaybin | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Siirt | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Tikrit | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Al-Hasakah | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Urmia | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Mardin | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Van | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Bitlis | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Batman | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Samarra | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Baneh | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Miandoab | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Derik | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Bukan | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Ceylanpinar | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Saqqez | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Cinar | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Deir ez-Zor | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Khoy | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Mus | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maragheh | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Diyarbakir | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Viransehir | |
| 316 km or 197 mi | Caldiran | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Baqubah | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Marand | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Ramadi |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 25 km or 15 mi |  Xingyang | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | Xinmi | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Xinzheng | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Changge | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Gongyi | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Kaifeng | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Xinxiang | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Jiaozuo | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Dengfeng | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Yuzhou | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Qinyang | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Huixian | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Yanshi | |
| 81 km or 51 mi | Weihui | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Xuchang | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Mengzhou | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Ruzhou | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Jiyuan | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Changyuan | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Jincheng | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Luoyang | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Pingdingshan | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hebi | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Luohe | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Gaoping | |
| 147 km or 91 mi | Linzhou | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Zhoukou | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Anyang | |
| 162 km or 101 mi | Wugang | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Puyang | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Changzhi | |
| 170 km or 106 mi | Heze | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Xiangcheng | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Shangqiu | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Zhumadian | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Handan | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Nanyang | |
| 221 km or 138 mi | Wu'an | |
| 225 km or 140 mi | Sanmenxia | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Jieshou |