Chiang Mai vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$291	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	56	36
😀 Quality of life	64	45
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.79M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 16% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6939th and 7691st ($691 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 23rd in Thailand and Iraq, respectively. Check Thailand vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 4535th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Mosul

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	Chiang Mai	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$3104

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579

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