Amman vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$358
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
69
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.69M

The cost of living in Amman is 77% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5457th and 8077th ($981 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 3121st and 6552nd 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
$7.28
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
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$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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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