Budapest vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1469
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3612
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$750
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1697
$482
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
40
😀 Quality of life
81
58
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 151% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4163rd and 8086th ($1469 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Hungary and Iraq, respectively. Check Hungary vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Budapest compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 680th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Mosul

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Budapest Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.2
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.25
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$772
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1424
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.9
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5742
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3887
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.79
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.4
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.8
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.89
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.85
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.7
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$486
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15168
$2771

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$1169
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$998
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1138
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$1083
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$1127
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$1130
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$991
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$868
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$1074
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1196
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$958
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$989
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$877
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$1036
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1063
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$930
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$976
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1278
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1394
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$1002
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$961
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1190
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$1026
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1335
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$981
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$1031
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$1036
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$866
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$850
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1451
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1561
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$923
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$1004
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$1124
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1291
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1196

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