Damascus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$310
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
29
40
😀 Quality of life
40
58
🏙️ Population
2.69M
1.79M

The cost of living in Damascus is 15% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7406th and 8086th ($675 vs $585) 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 7899th and 6125th 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
$9.24
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$2771

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771