Bucharest vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$474
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
77
36
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 66% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5565th and 7691st ($988 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Romania and Iraq, respectively. Check Romania vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 645th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$3104

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$729
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$696
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$722
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$743
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$623
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$622
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$938
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$731
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$770
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$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
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$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
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$892
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$929
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$1002
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$546
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$698
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$646
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$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
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$725
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$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
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$687
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$650
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$605
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Distance City Cost of living
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$646
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$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
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$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
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$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
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$603
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$574
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$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766