Chittagong vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chittagong	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$351	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$905	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$98.3	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$215	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$172	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$42.6	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$228	$470
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	36
😀 Quality of life	46	45
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.79M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 41% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 9083rd and 7691st ($351 vs $597) 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 0.6 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 6493rd and 6539th 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	$1.65	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.75	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.72	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.33	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$110	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.9	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$278	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$150	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$15	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.2	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.5	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.83%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$676	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$394	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.1	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.18	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.87	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.66	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.1	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.56	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.5	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.07	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.98	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$20	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$35.8	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$842	$3104

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360

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