Mosul vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$202
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
36
24
😀 Quality of life
45
38
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.82M

The cost of living in Mosul is 23% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7820th and 6542nd ($596 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6552nd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$18304

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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
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542