Amman vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$368
$136
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$613
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
70
35
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 106% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5708th and 8585th ($962 vs $467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Jordan and Iraq, respectively. Check Jordan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in Mosul. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Mosul ranked 5th in Iraq, while ranked 2687th and 7894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$2.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$54.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$68
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
17.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$3.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$34.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$991

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$813
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$621
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$606
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$376
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$374
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$414
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$568
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$502
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$689
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$481
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$374
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$436
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$555
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$489
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$485
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$728
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$274
239 km or 148 mi Van
$335
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$362
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$311
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$595
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$687
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$689
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$376
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$694
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$374
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$1029
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$375
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$686
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$496
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$691
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$366
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$274
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$374
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$375
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$712
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$689
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$650