Bern vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2945
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7244
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1636
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2802
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$912
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7481
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
96
52
🏙️ Population
137K
1.79M

The cost of living in Bern is 401% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 237th and 7926th ($2945 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 23rd in Switzerland and Iraq, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 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 27th and 6491st 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
$26.7
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.2
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$6.4
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.2
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1700
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1330
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3110
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2315
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.7
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.57%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$21955
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8426
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.58
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$44.2
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.21
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.7
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.24
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.9
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$40.8
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.41
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.4
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.28
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.33
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.8
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.5
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$132
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$163
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2454
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23412
$2691

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2956
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2725
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2576
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2755
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2732
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2865
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2998
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2567
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3175
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3123
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3231
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3197
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2489
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3041
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2964
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3399
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3565
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1694
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3069
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2397
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3040
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3836
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3381
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3240
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3207
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3239
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1467
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3392
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3282
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3691
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3225
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3276
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3153
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3249
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169

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