Almaty vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$585
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
50
36
😀 Quality of life
64
46
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.69M

The cost of living in Almaty is 89% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4975th and 8077th ($1051 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 4635th 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
$8.87
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.35
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$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
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$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
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766