Ashgabat vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1616
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3750
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$798
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1515
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$48.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$756
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
29
45
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 171% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3187th and 7820th ($1616 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Turkmenistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8245th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$26.2
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.44
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.27
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.98%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3870
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2996
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.63
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.69
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.17
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.09
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.13
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.1
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.3
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.6
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.97
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.6
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$141
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6584
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1583
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1578
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$458
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$517
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$515
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$538
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$511
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1531
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$603
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$689
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1572
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$670
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$394
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$607
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$514
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$468
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$550
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$452
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$553
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$675
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$435
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$689
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$722
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$450
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$693
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$797
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$673
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$720
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$706
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$716
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$706
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$708
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$741
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$699

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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