Adelaide vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1425
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	50	40
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.79M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 300% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1210th and 8086th ($2338 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in Australia and Iraq, respectively. Check Australia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 73rd and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Mosul

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	Adelaide	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$2771

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$616
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$831
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$648
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$390
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$583
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$582
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$566
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$502
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$413
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$476
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$581
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$588
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$503
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$545
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$568
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$681
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$495
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$493
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$494
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$498
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$568
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$404
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$506
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$597
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$669
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$771