Mosul vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$202
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
17.7M

The cost of living in Mosul is 38% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7820th and 5948th ($596 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6552nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Shenzhen

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Mosul Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$4.62
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618