Ashgabat vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1898
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4362
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$968
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1668
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$780
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.9
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$210
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 236% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2383rd and 8282nd ($1898 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Turkmenistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Turkmenistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Ashgabat compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Ashgabat ranked 1st best city to live in Turkmenistan vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 7430th and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ashgabat vs Mosul

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Ashgabat Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.1
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$6.83
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.58
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$765
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1798
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1413
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.58%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3536
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.87
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.53
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.02
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.88
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.82
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24585
$3161

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1846
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$475
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1864
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$466
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$469
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$483
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$482
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$458
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$483
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1726
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$476
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$561
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$467
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$664
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1840
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$612
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$475
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$474
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$523
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$556
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$359
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$516
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$439
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$542
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$563
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$500
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$570
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$584
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$470
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$570
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$638
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$557
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$584
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$614
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$590
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$587
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$611
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$684
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$616

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754