Damascus vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison
| Damascus | Mosul | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Damascus is 15% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7657th and 8371st ($590 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 1 months in Mosul. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Mosul ranked 4th in Iraq, while ranked 7383rd and 8084th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 51 km or 32 mi |  Zahle | |
| 75 km or 47 mi |  Kiryat Shmona | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Jounieh | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Sidon | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Beirut | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | Safed | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Tyre | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Tiberias | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Tripoli | |
| 114 km or 71 mi |  Irbid | |
| 115 km or 72 mi | Arraba | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Karmiel | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Sakhnin | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Tamra | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Nahariya | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Nof HaGalil | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Nazareth | |
| 130 km or 81 mi | Acre | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Shefa-'Amr | |
| 135 km or 84 mi | Migdal HaEmek | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 136 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Ata | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Afula | |
| 141 km or 88 mi |  Homs | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Nesher | |
| 143 km or 89 mi | Jerash | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Haifa | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Yokneam Illit | |
| 154 km or 95 mi | Umm al-Fahm | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | Zikhron Ya'akov | |
| 168 km or 105 mi | Baqa-Jatt | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Pardes Hanna-Karkur | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Al-Salt | |
| 173 km or 108 mi |  Nablus | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Hadera | |
| 177 km or 110 mi | Amman | |
| 184 km or 114 mi | Tayibe |
Cities near Mosul
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Duhok | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Erbil | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zakho | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Sinjar | |
| 134 km or 84 mi |  Cizre | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Sirnak | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Hakkari | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 185 km or 115 mi |  Mahabad | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Qamishli | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Nusaybin | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Siirt | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Tikrit | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Al-Hasakah | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Urmia | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Mardin | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Van | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Bitlis | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Batman | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Samarra | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Baneh | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Miandoab | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Derik | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Bukan | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Ceylanpinar | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Saqqez | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Cinar | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Deir ez-Zor | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Khoy | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Mus | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maragheh | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Diyarbakir | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Viransehir | |
| 316 km or 197 mi | Caldiran | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Baqubah | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Marand | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Ramadi |