Cape Town vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$582	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	36
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.79M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 79% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5016th and 7691st ($1071 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5491st and 6539th 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	$8.4	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$3104

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766