Calgary vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.79M

The cost of living in Calgary is 254% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1781st and 7926th ($2079 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 23rd in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 160th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Mosul

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	Calgary	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$2691

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768