Brisbane vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	36
😀 Quality of life	98	52
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.79M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 251% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1813th and 7926th ($2065 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 23rd in Australia and Iraq, respectively. Check Australia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9th and 6491st 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	$14.4	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$2691

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

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