Abu Dhabi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1942	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1271	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2152	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$453	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.2	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3050	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	85	52
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 230% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2187th and 7926th ($1942 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 443rd and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Mosul

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	Abu Dhabi	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.9	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.53	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.7	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.34	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1358	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2476	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1762	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.6	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$102	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.01%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5485	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12028	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.63	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.29	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.83	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.73	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.92	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.4	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$598	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12663	$2691

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2514
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1419
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1449
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2521
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1228
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1849
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1770
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$792
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1078
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1201
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1237
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1230
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1081
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$530
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$908
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1008
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$529
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$873
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$930
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$534
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$568
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$553
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$453
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$477
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$530
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$503
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$573
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$557
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$604
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$624
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$463
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1627
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$483

Cities near Mosul

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