Amman vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$383
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
68
45
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Amman is 68% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5667th and 7820th ($1004 vs $596) 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 3456th 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
$7.7
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$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
$444
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762