Budapest vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1109
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2730
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$553
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$965
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1229
$470
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
36
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Budapest is 86% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4777th and 7691st ($1109 vs $597) 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 1.1 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 618th and 6539th 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
$9.45
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$426
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4106
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2694
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.7
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.66
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.93
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.38
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.6
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.3
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.8
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$374
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11151
$3104

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Cities near Budapest

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$901
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$790
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$939
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$843
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$924
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$827
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$794
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$762
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$684
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$855
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1045
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$781
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$823
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$987
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$666
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$786
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$922
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$784
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$784
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1039
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1237
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$802
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$747
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1080
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$794
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$892
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1181
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$676
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$692
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$681
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$750
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1202
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1275
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$768
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$766
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$848
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1118
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1039

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$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
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$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
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766