Abuja vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1514
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3085
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1149
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2051
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$98.5
$485
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
39
36
😀 Quality of life
22
52
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Abuja is 158% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3914th and 7926th ($1514 vs $588) 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 0.1 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 9057th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Abuja Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.06
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.02
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.8
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.66
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1821
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$878
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3290
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.3
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.5
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.52%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1121
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1130
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.18
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.25
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.99
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.99
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.82
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.79
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.6
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1948
$2691

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$852
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$393
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$810
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$652
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$563
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$781
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$664
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$878
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$644
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$526
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$1051
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$563
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$705
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$638
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$778
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$632
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$961
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$1774
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$664
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$752
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$618
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$926
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$674
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$698
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$397
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$676
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$1131
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$1013
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$466
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$793
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$1102
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$849
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$1131
562 km or 349 mi Save
$646
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$555
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$665
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$755
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$1413
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1363

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768