Boston vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
94
52
🏙️ Population
676K
1.79M

The cost of living in Boston is 521% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 27th and 7926th ($3652 vs $588) 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 71st and 6491st 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
$22
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$2691

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$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