Cape Town vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$775	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	55	40
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 145% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4336th and 8282nd ($1386 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 6134th and 7239th 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	$12.2	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.35
🥤 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	$942	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$3161

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754