Addis Ababa vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1180
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2653
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$710
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1338
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.8
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
36
😀 Quality of life
39
45
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 98% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4540th and 7691st ($1180 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Ethiopia and Iraq, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 7025th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Mosul

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Addis Ababa Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.24
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.27
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.18
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1854
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$859
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$130
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.49%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2510
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.91
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.57
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.7
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.46
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.22
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.49
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$84.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.13
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.3
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3446
$3104

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$838
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$654
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$752
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$756
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$718
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$897
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$764
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$542
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$518
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$662
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$571
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$660
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$540
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$487
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$943
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$520
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$486
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$488
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1006
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$482
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$507
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$496
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$503
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$860
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$496
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$506
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$706
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$486
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$481
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$546
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$877
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$888
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$594
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$541
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$908

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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