Asmara vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Asmara Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$522
$467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1265
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$231
$136
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$173
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$344
$613
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
35
😀 Quality of life
17
35
🏙️ Population
963K
1.69M

The cost of living in Asmara is 12% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8273rd and 8585th ($522 vs $467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.3 months in Mosul. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs Mosul ranked 5th in Iraq, while ranked 9072nd and 7894th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.7
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$2.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.67
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$102
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$54.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$452
$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$285
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$68
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.63%
17.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.73
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$3.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.6
$3.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.48
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$1.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.96
$2.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$4.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.14
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$2.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.8
$19.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$101
$34.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3599
$991

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$485
63 km or 39 mi Massawa
$487
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$488
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$578
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$598
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$598
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$588
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$511
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$575
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$570
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$488
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$963
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$601
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$833
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$486
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$553
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$487
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$512
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$502
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$563
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$492
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$519
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$520
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$892
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$548
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$521
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$574
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$829
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$614
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$992
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$759
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1067
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$570
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$752
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$491
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$598
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$508
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$476
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$618
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$554

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$813
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$621
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$606
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$376
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$374
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$414
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$568
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$502
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$689
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$481
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$374
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$436
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$555
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$489
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$485
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$728
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$274
239 km or 148 mi Van
$335
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$362
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$311
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$595
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$687
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$689
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$376
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$694
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$374
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$1029
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$375
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$686
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$496
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$691
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$366
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$274
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$374
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$375
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$712
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$689
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$650