Calgary vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Calgary	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2113	$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$1363
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$578	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3532	$456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.69M

The cost of living in Calgary is 281% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1526th and 8077th ($2113 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 27th in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 66th and 6552nd 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	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1165	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$944	$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1993	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1559	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$241	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3410	$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3182	$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.1	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.15	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.57	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.91	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.1	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.2	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.8	$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$904	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21983	$996

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1860
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1688
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1694
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1732
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1696
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2276
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1718
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1835
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2484
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2022
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$1795
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2023
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1526
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1568
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1731
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1585
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1908
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2358
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2445
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2064
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2269
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2034
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2098
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2251
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$1896
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722

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