Abuja vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1262
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3168
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$953
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2270
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.79M

The cost of living in Abuja is 111% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4418th and 7820th ($1262 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8886th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Mosul

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Abuja Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.91
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.49
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.32
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$736
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3692
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1850
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.8
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1394
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.93
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.01
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.02
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.88
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.73
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.33
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.58
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$134
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1984
$3176

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$787
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$377
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$757
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$621
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$469
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$735
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$658
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$846
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$635
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1036
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$583
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$704
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$605
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$774
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$537
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$906
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1686
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$699
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$759
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$596
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$886
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$638
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$714
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$374
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$651
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1042
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1019
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$453
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$794
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1133
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$933
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1037
562 km or 349 mi Save
$644
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$545
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$655
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$710
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$812
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1368

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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