Beirut vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$623
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
75
36
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.69M

The cost of living in Beirut is 115% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4447th and 8077th ($1195 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Lebanon and Iraq, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5118th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

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