Birmingham vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
36
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
1.14M
1.69M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 261% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1780th and 8077th ($2004 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 27th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 58th 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
$19
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

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