Damascus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$315
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
39
52
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Damascus is 14% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7287th and 7926th ($671 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Syria and Iraq, respectively. Check Syria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 7834th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Mosul

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Damascus Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$2691

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

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