Boston vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
676K
1.79M

The cost of living in Boston is 481% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 32nd and 7820th ($3467 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 89th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mosul

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Boston Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$3176

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

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