Calgary vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
53
40
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.79M

The cost of living in Calgary is 262% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1716th and 8086th ($2118 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 23rd in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 209th and 6125th 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
$17
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771