Berlin vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$485
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	96	52
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.79M

The cost of living in Berlin is 278% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1418th and 7926th ($2222 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 35th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Mosul

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	Berlin	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$2691

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768