Birmingham vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2046
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1197
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1902
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$505
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3394
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
95
45
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.79M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 243% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1731st and 7820th ($2046 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 32nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Mosul

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Birmingham Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.18
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1172
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2143
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.8%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5216
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4012
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.66
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.4
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.86
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.2
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.8
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1575
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19729
$3176

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1771
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1717
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1799
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1695
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1849
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1799
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1819
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2050
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1572
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1750
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2205
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1896
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1760
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1680
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1855
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1803
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1560
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1666
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1898
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1817
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1845
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1755
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1755
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1869
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1865
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1780
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1711
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1813
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1944
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1755

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