Al Ain vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$900
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
38
40
😀 Quality of life
82
45
🏙️ Population
767K
1.79M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 158% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4139th and 8282nd ($1455 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 24th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 562nd and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Mosul

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Al Ain Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$3161

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
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$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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