Barcelona vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
98
36
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.69M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 219% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8077th ($1773 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Spain and Iraq, respectively. Check Spain vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 193rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Mosul

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Barcelona Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$996

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766