Dar es Salaam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2042
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$353
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$883
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$274
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 21% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6805th and 7820th ($722 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Tanzania and Iraq, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5882nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Mosul

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.56
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.34
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.51
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.4
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$441
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1146
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.5
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.16%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5041
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5974
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.3
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.4
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.68
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$10.4
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.1
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8603
$3176

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$560
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$564
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$502
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$548
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$543
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$482
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$745
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$433
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$571
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1091
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1500
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$534
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$535
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$493
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1093
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$574
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$466
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1394
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$518
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1190
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$460
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$526
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$483
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$516
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1079
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$582
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$581
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$515
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$583
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$498
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$511
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$509
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$559
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$509
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$509

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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
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$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762