Amman vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2473
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$386
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$700
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$345
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$663
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
36
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 67% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5535th and 7691st ($994 vs $597) 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 0.7 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 3048th and 6539th 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
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.07
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$518
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.3
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.3%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$875
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.62
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.9
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.51
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.46
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.68
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5545
$3104

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AmmanMosul

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36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$608
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$679
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$996
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$877
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2114
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1556
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$905
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$710
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1915
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$762
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1506
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1927
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1919
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1902
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$761
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1652
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1891
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1931
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$813
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1931
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2123
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1853
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1965
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1600
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2035
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1894
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1680
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1732
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1990
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2072
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2145
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1912
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2232
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1811
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2156

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$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