Addis Ababa vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$674
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
45
45
🏙️ Population
5.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 103% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4878th and 8282nd ($1148 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 7160th and 7239th 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
$3.98
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$3161

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754