Cape Town vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$603	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	36
😀 Quality of life	59	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 88% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4849th and 7820th ($1120 vs $596) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5407th 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	$7.8	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$3176

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

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