Boston vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$470
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
676K
1.79M

The cost of living in Boston is 495% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 24th and 7691st ($3547 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 103rd and 6539th 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
$21.6
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$3104

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766