Addis Ababa vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$407
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
32
36
😀 Quality of life
40
46
🏙️ Population
3.04M
1.69M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 66% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5819th and 8077th ($923 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 7141st and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$0.91
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

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