Ashgabat vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1806
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4178
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$887
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1506
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$763
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
40
😀 Quality of life
48
58
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 209% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2849th and 8086th ($1806 vs $585) 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 0.4 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 6881st and 6125th 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
$28.8
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.75
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1221
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.45%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4069
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2839
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.55
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.63
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.71
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.15
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.23
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.48
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.21
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.5
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.9
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24723
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1763
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$501
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1769
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$487
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$510
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$498
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$507
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1640
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$563
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$659
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1755
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$635
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$468
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$535
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$532
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$531
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$436
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$589
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$575
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$513
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$583
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$592
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$457
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$586
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$639
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$571
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$591
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$631
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$602
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$601
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$627
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$696
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$639

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771