Abuja vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1502
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3792
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$1135
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$2756
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
36
😀 Quality of life
19
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Abuja is 152% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3416th and 7691st ($1502 vs $597) 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 8901st and 6539th 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
$3.45
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$1.91
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1823
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4523
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2198
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.42%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1406
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1124
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.9
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.14
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.27
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.63
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.11
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.97
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.81
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.6
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.74
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.5
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$3104

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AbujaMosul

Cost of living

$349

$907

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293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
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297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
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$805
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$634
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$535
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$972
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$553
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$695
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$587
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$779
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$558
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$883
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1611
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$677
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$776
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$579
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$881
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$621
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$553
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$384
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$679
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$972
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1030
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$426
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$555
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1113
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$764
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$974
562 km or 349 mi Save
$613
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$553
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$601
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$655
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$741
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$1265

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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