Calgary vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2149
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4908
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1251
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2067
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3509
$470
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
36
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.79M

The cost of living in Calgary is 260% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1473rd and 7820th ($2149 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 23rd in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 131st 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
$16.9
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$4.28
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2181
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1707
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3298
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.96
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.97
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.9
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.4
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$984
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19196
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1914
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1727
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1701
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1723
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1577
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1709
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1785
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2523
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$2001
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2275
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2250
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1781
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2156
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1854
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2139
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2150
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2011
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2498
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1793
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1642
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1566
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1786
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1830
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1610
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1917
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1765
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1408
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2322
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1487
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1976
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2469
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2010
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2484
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$1983
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2042
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2553
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2278
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2169
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1871

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762