Ashgabat vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1584
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3634
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$798
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1502
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$718
$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 166% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3105th and 7691st ($1584 vs $597) 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 8250th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25.9
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$5.56
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.25
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$884
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$607
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1302
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.58%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3897
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3006
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.52
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.74
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.83
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$27.3
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.2
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$112
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.7
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.7
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6132
$3104

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1553
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$515
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1541
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$510
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$509
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$524
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$508
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$495
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$521
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1503
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$521
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$598
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$550
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$685
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1535
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$658
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$392
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$580
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$512
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$458
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$557
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$431
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$574
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$665
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$484
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$680
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$714
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$414
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$681
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$788
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$651
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$710
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$698
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$700
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$697
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$698
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$736
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$688

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766