Mosul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$196
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
68
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mosul is 8% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8282nd and 8548th ($565 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 485th in Iraq and China, respectively. Check Iraq vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 7239th and 3567th 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
$3.9
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$21955

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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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567