Cape Town vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$773
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
55
58
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 133% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8086th ($1366 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in South Africa and Iraq, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6382nd and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Mosul

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Cape Town Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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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