Chittagong vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$93	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$485
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	36
😀 Quality of life	50	52
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.79M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 39% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 9061st and 7926th ($358 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Bangladesh and Iraq, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6631st and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Mosul

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	Chittagong	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$2691

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768