Cape Town vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$484
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$456
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
36
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
434K
1.69M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 59% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6078th and 8077th ($881 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in South Africa and Iraq, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5406th and 6552nd 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
$7.47
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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