Bern vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2512
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6867
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2589
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$860
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$116
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6657
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
135K
1.79M

The cost of living in Bern is 321% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 743rd and 7820th ($2512 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 23rd in Switzerland and Iraq, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bern ranked 6th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 33rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bern vs Mosul

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Bern Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$25
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17.7
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.39
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.76
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.78
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1341
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$956
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2706
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2140
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.54%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14168
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12333
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.3
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$42.3
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.71
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.9
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$29.8
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$45.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.08
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.04
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.9
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$151
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$40.9
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$138
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$165
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2516
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22088
$3176

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2592
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2646
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2517
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2738
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2424
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2746
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2823
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2989
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3068
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3020
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2207
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2843
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2741
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3257
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3415
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1531
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2890
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2052
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2871
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3627
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3320
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3206
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3135
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3048
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1384
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3139
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3163
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3392
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3145
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3129
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3013
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3057
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011

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