Bishkek vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$376
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
36
😀 Quality of life
51
45
🏙️ Population
1.15M
1.79M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 19% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6863rd and 7820th ($710 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kyrgyzstan and Iraq, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6133rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Mosul

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Bishkek Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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