Bern vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$456
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
94
46
🏙️ Population
134K
1.69M

The cost of living in Bern is 363% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 579th and 8077th ($2569 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 27th in Switzerland and Iraq, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 44th 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
$24.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$996

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

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