Mosul vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$186
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
81
😀 Quality of life
46
97
🏙️ Population
1.69M
443K

The cost of living in Mosul is 84% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8077th and 31st ($555 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd in Iraq and Switzerland, respectively. Check Iraq vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6552nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Zurich

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Mosul Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$29266

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846