Baghdad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$386
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
36
😀 Quality of life
52
45
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 44% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6246th and 7820th ($859 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd 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 2nd best cities to live in Iraq, and 6059th vs 6552nd 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
$4.99
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762