Baghdad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2183
$1382
🏠 One person rent
$480
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$793
$281
🍽️ Food expenses
$264
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$599
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
36
😀 Quality of life
57
49
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 70% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6013th and 8152nd ($967 vs $569) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Iraq.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Ranked 1st vs 4th best cities to live in Iraq, and 5938th vs 6499th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Mosul

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Baghdad Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$286
$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$520
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
14.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1177
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.26
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.53
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.67
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$27
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.8
$26.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3234
$2850

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$781
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$961
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$838
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$669
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$828
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$588
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$693
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$776
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$687
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$553
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$566
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$644
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$474
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$632
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$651
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$506
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$584
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$650
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$943
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$513
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$679
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$840
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$435
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$502
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$569
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$507
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$539
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$447
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$425
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$562
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$567
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$505
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$654
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$490
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$627
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$427
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$462
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$505
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$497

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$627
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$840
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$654
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$597
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$596
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$590
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$506
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$425
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$447
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$448
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$580
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$602
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$644
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$455
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$515
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$650
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$604
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$594
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$629
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$687
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$502
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$505
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$578
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$505
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$601
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$507
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$587
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$513
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$472
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$415
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$588
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$524
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$591
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$611
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$588
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$509
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$776