Can Tho vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Can Tho	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$439	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1164	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$156	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$40.5	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$160	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	18	36
😀 Quality of life	37	52
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.79M

The cost of living in Can Tho is 25% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8893rd and 7926th ($439 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 23rd in Vietnam and Iraq, respectively. Check Vietnam vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Can Tho compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Can Tho ranked 19th best city to live in Vietnam vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8088th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Can Tho vs Mosul

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	Can Tho	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.14	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.39	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$0.95	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$103	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.2	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.6	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.48	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.11%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2276	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1278	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.93	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.91	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.66	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.22	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.12	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.31	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.31	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.2	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$189	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6824	$2691

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Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812

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