Cairo vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$193
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
36
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.69M

The cost of living in Cairo is 1% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8130th and 8077th ($549 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Egypt and Iraq, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5556th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Mosul

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Cairo Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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