Mosul vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$196
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
77
😀 Quality of life
52
68
🏙️ Population
1.79M
12.6M

The cost of living in Mosul is 17% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7926th and 8651st ($588 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6491st and 4484th 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
$3.41
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.78
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563