Asmara vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$224
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
27
45
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 13% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8486th and 7691st ($520 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Eritrea and Iraq, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8455th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs Mosul

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Asmara Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$3104

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$505
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$752
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$838
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$482
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$910
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$1003
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$902
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$482
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$546
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$756
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$646
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$854
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$688
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$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
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$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
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$676
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$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
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$531
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$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
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$597
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$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
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$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
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$659
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$603
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$574
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$659
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$553
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$766