Damascus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$271
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
36
😀 Quality of life
32
45
🏙️ Population
2.58M
1.79M

The cost of living in Damascus is 13% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7105th and 7820th ($672 vs $596) 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 7854th and 6552nd 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
$5.04
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$3176

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

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