Brussels vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
91
45
🏙️ Population
196K
1.79M

The cost of living in Brussels is 259% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1939th and 8282nd ($2030 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 121st and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Mosul

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Brussels Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$3161

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754