Beirut vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$555
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
61
45
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 95% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4691st and 7820th ($1165 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Lebanon and Iraq, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 4996th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$3176

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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