Blantyre vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Blantyre Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1306
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$147
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$239
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$239
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
23
36
😀 Quality of life
30
52
🏙️ Population
800K
1.79M

The cost of living in Blantyre is 14% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8632nd and 7926th ($506 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 23rd in Malawi and Iraq, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Blantyre compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Blantyre ranked 1st best city to live in Malawi vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8786th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Blantyre Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.69
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.02
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$176
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.2
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.9
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.77%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10537
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$393
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.37
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.49
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.88
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.28
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.73
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.44
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.96
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$34
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.1
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$357
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$589
$2691

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$519
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$592
307 km or 191 mi Quelimane
$692
405 km or 252 mi Chimoio
$916
432 km or 269 mi Mutare
$755
450 km or 280 mi Beira
$996
454 km or 282 mi Marondera
$779
458 km or 285 mi Mzimba
$565
463 km or 287 mi Nampula
$935
478 km or 297 mi Harare
$1021
487 km or 303 mi Chitungwiza
$751
493 km or 307 mi Mzuzu
$527
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$650
611 km or 380 mi Kadoma
$761
626 km or 389 mi Nacala
$1168
637 km or 396 mi Kwekwe
$716
650 km or 404 mi Masvingo
$873
674 km or 419 mi Pemba
$1511
685 km or 425 mi Gweru
$587
708 km or 440 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
721 km or 448 mi Lusaka
$655
746 km or 463 mi Kasama
$888
754 km or 469 mi Ndola
$577
784 km or 487 mi Mbeya
$495
803 km or 499 mi Kitwe
$1062
811 km or 504 mi Mufulira
$1278
837 km or 520 mi Mansa
$912
837 km or 520 mi Bulawayo
$658
849 km or 528 mi Chingola
$1069
865 km or 537 mi Choma
$687
935 km or 581 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
991 km or 616 mi Francistown
$587
999 km or 621 mi Livingstone
$653
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$1207
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$421

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Distance City Cost of living
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$619
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$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