Columbus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
72
36
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
906K
1.79M

The cost of living in Columbus is 278% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1248th and 7820th ($2252 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 242nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Mosul

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Columbus Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762