Dar es Salaam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$720
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2111
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$315
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$775
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$223
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$255
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
44
36
😀 Quality of life
55
46
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.69M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6696th and 8077th ($720 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5965th 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
$1.95
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.89
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$345
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$924
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.2%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5163
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6621
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.2
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.18
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.78
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.13
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.96
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.7
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.57
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$328
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14488
$996

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$762
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$706
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$600
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$622
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$493
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$581
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$536
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$571
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$524
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$646
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$457
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$530
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$587
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1144
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$338
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$486
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$439
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$585
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$337
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$493
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1127
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$441
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$1165
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$405
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$335
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$424
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$332
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1176
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$367
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$557
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$332
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$557
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$326
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$542
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$446
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$547
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$448
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$449

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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