Abu Dhabi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$470
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	83	45
🏙️ Population	1.48M	1.79M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 206% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2320th and 7691st ($1828 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 2.1 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 438th and 6539th 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	$10.6	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$3104

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766