Damascus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$225
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
25
36
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
2.5M
1.69M

The cost of living in Damascus is 5% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7822nd and 8077th ($583 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 7665th 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
$4.03
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$996

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766