Beirut vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1353
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3278
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$598
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1019
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
74
40
😀 Quality of life
62
58
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.79M

The cost of living in Beirut is 131% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4463rd and 8086th ($1353 vs $585) 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 0.2 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 5682nd and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beirut vs Mosul

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Beirut Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.9
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.9
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.89%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3232
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1892
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.7
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$77.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.49
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.79
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.27
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$421
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7746
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$1106
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$1005
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$865
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$842
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$676
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$675
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1973
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1770
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1766
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1873
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1934
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1870
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1930
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1856
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1981
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1909
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$385
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$753
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1887
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$446
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$740
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2136
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$449
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771