Al Ain vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1844
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5338
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$3717
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3607
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
36
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
767K
1.79M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 209% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2271st and 7691st ($1844 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd 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 2 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 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 1000th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.12
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.64
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.02
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4401
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3318
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.33%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2055
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1218
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.86
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.16
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.1
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.42
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.4
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.2
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$640
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3802
$3104

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$1239
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$2379
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1494
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2240
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$1828
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$780
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$967
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1090
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1779
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1709
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$585
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$547
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$518
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1223
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1280
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1243
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$514
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$605
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$515
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$1068
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1056
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$897
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$589
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$901
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$464
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$507
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$563
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$551
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$546
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$557
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$829
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$809
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$529
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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