Amman vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$398
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
36
😀 Quality of life
71
52
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 72% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5492nd and 7926th ($1009 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Jordan and Iraq, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 3561st and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Mosul

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Amman Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$2691

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768