Birmingham vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
95
52
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.79M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 264% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1622nd and 7926th ($2137 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 48th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Birmingham Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

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