Brisbane vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	97	45
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.79M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 318% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 781st and 7820th ($2491 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Australia and Iraq, respectively. Check Australia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 15th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Mosul

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	Brisbane	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$3176

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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