Asmara vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1234
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$212
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$404
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$359
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
17
46
🏙️ Population
963K
1.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 10% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8513th and 8077th ($498 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 9076th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.87
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.2
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.28%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1471
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.6
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.45
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.75
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.02
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.3
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.5
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.7
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2776
$996

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$466
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$467
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$466
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$800
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$1061
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$885
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$959
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$883
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$820
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$466
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$923
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$1361
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$920
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$467
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$523
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$467
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$490
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$481
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1095
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$470
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$524
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$522
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$1047
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$551
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$938
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$899
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1032
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$901
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1100
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$936
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$923
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$705
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$881
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$486
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$676
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$602
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$702

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766