Dar es Salaam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1979
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$357
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$245
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
58
58
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6912th and 8086th ($763 vs $585) 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 0.3 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 6157th and 6125th 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
$3.09
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.63
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$478
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$856
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.3
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.1
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.26%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1540
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1090
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.11
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.24
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.3
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$496
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15015
$2771

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$588
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$551
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$544
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$604
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$506
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$553
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$523
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$602
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$419
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$797
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$469
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$455
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1233
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1521
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$527
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$542
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$508
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1237
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$530
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$623
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1181
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$533
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$935
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$520
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$521
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$505
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$496
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1002
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$591
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$624
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$495
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$651
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$458
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$593
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$693
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$563
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$691
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771