Dar es Salaam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$799
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2068
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$363
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$244
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$288
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 36% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6675th and 7926th ($799 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6017th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.25
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$419
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$235
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$737
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.2
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1361
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1189
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.27
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.75
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.7
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.14
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.29
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.7
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$435
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17749
$2691

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$609
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$567
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$421
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$552
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$596
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$526
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$533
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$612
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$420
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$811
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$495
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$460
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1207
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$549
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$503
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1207
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$565
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$656
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1168
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$543
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$528
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1624
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$519
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$511
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$888
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$592
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$623
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$493
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$654
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$582
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$687
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$578
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$688
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768