Almaty vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$499
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
36
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.79M

The cost of living in Almaty is 58% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6015th and 7820th ($941 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kazakhstan and Iraq, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 4176th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Mosul

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Almaty Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762