Busan vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Busan Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1029
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2852
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$380
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$849
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2548
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
36
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
3.45M
1.69M

The cost of living in Busan is 86% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5114th and 8077th ($1029 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 27th in South Korea and Iraq, respectively. Check South Korea vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Busan compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 108th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Mosul

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Busan Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.34
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$869
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$654
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8493
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7560
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.01
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.87
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$30
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.34
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.69
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.92
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$528
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13891
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Gimhae
$907
27 km or 16 mi Yangsan
$963
40 km or 25 mi Changwon
$1073
46 km or 28 mi Masan
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Geoje
$882
51 km or 32 mi Miryang
$973
56 km or 35 mi Ulsan
$1078
63 km or 39 mi Tongyeong
$910
64 km or 40 mi Sacheon
$953
81 km or 50 mi Tsushima Island
$895
84 km or 52 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
85 km or 53 mi Gyeongju
$1326
87 km or 54 mi Jinju
$878
94 km or 58 mi Daegu
$1113
98 km or 61 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
102 km or 64 mi Tsushima
$896
108 km or 67 mi Pohang
$989
123 km or 77 mi Gwangyang
$965
131 km or 82 mi Yeosu
$984
138 km or 86 mi Gumi
$1055
141 km or 88 mi Gimcheon
$1076
142 km or 88 mi Suncheon
$991
154 km or 96 mi Namwon
$960
162 km or 101 mi Iki
$903
165 km or 103 mi Andong
$865
166 km or 103 mi Sangju
$1060
183 km or 113 mi Mungyeong
$999
189 km or 118 mi Jeonju
$787
193 km or 120 mi Gwangju
$1147
195 km or 121 mi Yeongju
$958
198 km or 123 mi Hirado
$907
199 km or 124 mi Munakata
$902
199 km or 124 mi Fukutsu
$910
200 km or 124 mi Okagaki
$897
201 km or 125 mi Koga
$914
201 km or 125 mi Shingu
$917
202 km or 125 mi Itoshima
$914
202 km or 126 mi Karatsu
$905
204 km or 127 mi Daejeon
$924
205 km or 127 mi Jeongeup
$955

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766