Brussels vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2065
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4988
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2046
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$658
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.4
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3697
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
40
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
196K
1.79M

The cost of living in Brussels is 253% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1872nd and 8086th ($2065 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Belgium and Iraq, respectively. Check Belgium vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 99th and 6125th 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
$24.7
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.7
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1092
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$909
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1988
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5177
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3603
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.95
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.72
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1225
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19894
$2771

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1894
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1886
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1854
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1910
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1838
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1877
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1851
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1834
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1785
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1864
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1809
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1890
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1920
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1706
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1702
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1796
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1692
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1734
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1763
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1766
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1734
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1887
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1849
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1742
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1857

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771