Bern vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3134
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7894
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1617
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2847
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$915
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7577
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
40
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.79M

The cost of living in Bern is 436% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 149th and 8086th ($3134 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 23rd in Switzerland and Iraq, respectively. Check Switzerland vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Bern compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bern ranked 1st best city to live in Switzerland vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6th and 6125th 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
$26.4
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.1
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.22
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$7.02
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.42
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1809
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1304
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3323
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2359
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$240
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.33%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18429
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8492
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46.9
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.45
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.8
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.94
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.8
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.35
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.37
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.2
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$133
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$134
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$167
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2477
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25921
$2771

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2997
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2817
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2678
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2874
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2823
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$3165
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$3150
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$3331
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$3380
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$3367
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2546
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$3171
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$3080
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$3524
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3677
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1721
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$3299
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$2465
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$3277
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$4151
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3556
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3360
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3328
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$3367
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1526
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1436
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3494
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3457
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3784
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3414
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3353
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$3281
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3345
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771