Al Ain vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$612
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
767K
1.69M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 104% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4616th and 8077th ($1132 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.3 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 496th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$996

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$1577
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$1584
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$1673
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$787
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$1164
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$1126
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$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
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$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
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$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
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$890
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$1327
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$604
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$672
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$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
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$1005
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$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
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$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
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$822
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$844
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$561
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Distance City Cost of living
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$626
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$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
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$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
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$519
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$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766