Asmara vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$533
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1268
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$227
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$385
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$112
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
8
36
😀 Quality of life
14
52
🏙️ Population
963K
1.79M

The cost of living in Asmara is 9% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8435th and 7926th ($533 vs $588) 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 9205th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Asmara Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.88
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$400
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$274
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.7
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1543
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.19
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.2
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.2
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$84.4
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3125
$2691

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$498
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$499
71 km or 44 mi Keren
$500
214 km or 133 mi Mekelle
$826
270 km or 168 mi Kassala
$971
342 km or 212 mi Gondar
$1016
407 km or 253 mi El-Gadarif
$925
437 km or 272 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
448 km or 279 mi Bahir Dar
$864
473 km or 294 mi Dessie
$1039
490 km or 304 mi Zabid
$499
498 km or 310 mi Abha
$911
509 km or 316 mi Port Sudan
$964
513 km or 319 mi Bareq
$903
548 km or 340 mi Sa'dah
$498
567 km or 352 mi Sanaa
$560
580 km or 361 mi Sayyan
$498
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$522
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$512
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1116
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$500
600 km or 373 mi Dikhil
$559
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$560
606 km or 376 mi Najran
$860
618 km or 384 mi Djibouti City
$586
620 km or 385 mi Ali Sabieh
$557
633 km or 393 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
649 km or 403 mi Bisha
$918
674 km or 419 mi Khartoum North
$879
684 km or 425 mi Mecca
$1162
685 km or 426 mi Khartoum
$896
691 km or 429 mi Jeddah
$1155
693 km or 430 mi Omdurman
$910
701 km or 436 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
715 km or 444 mi Dire Dawa
$1175
715 km or 444 mi Kosti
$857
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$517
755 km or 469 mi Harar
$1175
758 km or 471 mi Borama
$502
788 km or 489 mi Jijiga
$1169

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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