Asmara vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$531
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1266
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$222
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$95
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
9
40
😀 Quality of life
18
58
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 9% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8533rd and 8086th ($531 vs $585) 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 0.2 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 9169th and 6125th 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
$3.29
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$250
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.83%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1447
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.03
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.38
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.7
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.5
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.1
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.5
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3558
$2771

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$498
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$497
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$931
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$1017
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$858
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$515
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$863
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$1022
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$491
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$902
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$893
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$491
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$551
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$492
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$514
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$504
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1104
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$494
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$572
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$571
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$865
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$601
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
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$771
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$906
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$819
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$1107
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$832
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1209
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$848
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$1269
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$800
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$526
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$1153
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$509
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$616
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$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
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$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
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$669
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$489
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$771