Mosul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$193
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
68
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mosul is 14% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 8086th and 8643rd ($585 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 498th 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 37th in China, while ranked 6125th and 4641st 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
$3.39
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556