Baghdad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$904
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2108
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$423
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$568
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
36
😀 Quality of life
54
45
🏙️ Population
8.13M
1.79M

The cost of living in Baghdad is 51% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6020th and 7691st ($904 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5970th vs 6539th 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
$5.16
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$274
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$818
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$501
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$125
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2856
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.51
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.59
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.64
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.64
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.1
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$3104

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$752
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$960
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$833
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$659
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$817
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$580
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$651
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$766
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$680
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$570
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$587
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$641
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$626
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$659
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$508
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$582
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$672
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$854
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$531
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$597
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$533
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$554
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$476
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$458
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$577
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$583
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$536
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$672
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$505
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$646
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$443
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$469
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$540
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$513

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766