Ashgabat vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ashgabat Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1833
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4223
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$893
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1483
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$782
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$747
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
7
36
😀 Quality of life
49
52
🏙️ Population
1.03M
1.79M

The cost of living in Ashgabat is 212% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2595th and 7926th ($1833 vs $588) 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 6667th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ashgabat Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$31.3
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$7.08
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.16
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1020
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$674
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1780
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1190
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.3
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.2
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4806
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2978
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.14
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.51
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.77
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.77
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.17
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.26
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.44
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.1
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.7
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.19
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.81
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.4
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.8
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.9
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$23
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25686
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.2 mi Anau
$1774
95 km or 59 mi Quchan
$500
99 km or 61 mi Baherden
$1796
107 km or 66 mi Bojnord
$489
197 km or 123 mi Nishapur
$496
203 km or 126 mi Sabzevar
$512
212 km or 132 mi Mashhad
$503
294 km or 183 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$467
302 km or 187 mi Kashmar
$506
306 km or 190 mi Mary
$1654
307 km or 191 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$502
344 km or 213 mi Shahrud
$564
361 km or 224 mi Torbat-e Jam
$493
367 km or 228 mi Gorgan
$658
451 km or 280 mi Dasoguz
$1770
469 km or 291 mi Turkmenabat
$1716
496 km or 308 mi Sari
$643
513 km or 318 mi Nukus
$477
516 km or 321 mi Qaem Shahr
$501
517 km or 321 mi Semnan
$542
524 km or 325 mi Herat
$509
528 km or 328 mi Babol
$372
558 km or 347 mi Amol
$530
561 km or 349 mi Bukhara
$433
570 km or 354 mi Birjand
$588
634 km or 394 mi Pardis
$598
654 km or 406 mi Qarshi
$512
657 km or 408 mi Pakdasht
$604
660 km or 410 mi Golestan
$628
667 km or 414 mi Sheberghan
$432
668 km or 415 mi Qarchak
$607
668 km or 415 mi Tehran
$684
670 km or 417 mi Varamin
$588
671 km or 417 mi Ray
$622
693 km or 431 mi Qods
$638
694 km or 431 mi Eslamshahr
$623
695 km or 432 mi Nasimshahr
$624
700 km or 435 mi Shahriar
$635
701 km or 435 mi Karaj
$704
703 km or 437 mi Fardis
$640

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768