Abuja vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$165
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
21
46
🏙️ Population
1.57M
1.69M

The cost of living in Abuja is 48% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 9247th and 8077th ($288 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 27th in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 8926th 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
$1.42
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$996

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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