Bishkek vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$347
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
43
36
😀 Quality of life
53
46
🏙️ Population
1.12M
1.69M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7174th and 8077th ($653 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 6097th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bishkek Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

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