Abu Dhabi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
36
😀 Quality of life
82
46
🏙️ Population
1.48M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 249% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1938th and 8077th ($1936 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 369th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Abu Dhabi Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.91
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Mosul

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