Dar es Salaam vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dar es Salaam Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$735
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1928
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$334
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$567
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$103
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
40
😀 Quality of life
55
45
🏙️ Population
4.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 30% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7084th and 8282nd ($735 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Tanzania and Iraq, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 6319th and 7239th 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
$3.04
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$989
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$332
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.2
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.2%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.09
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.72
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.95
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82.4
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.19
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.07
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$570
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13482
$3161

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$586
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$546
179 km or 111 mi Morogoro
$417
194 km or 120 mi Tanga
$533
309 km or 192 mi Mombasa
$611
395 km or 246 mi Dodoma
$495
409 km or 254 mi Malindi
$563
441 km or 274 mi Moshi
$540
478 km or 297 mi Arusha
$618
629 km or 391 mi Machakos
$415
671 km or 417 mi Nairobi
$807
684 km or 425 mi Mbeya
$463
684 km or 425 mi Thika
$448
698 km or 434 mi Moroni
$1196
700 km or 435 mi Pemba
$1511
774 km or 481 mi Mzuzu
$522
783 km or 486 mi Meru
$543
808 km or 502 mi Nakuru
$532
836 km or 520 mi Domoni
$1196
843 km or 524 mi Mzimba
$559
853 km or 530 mi Mwanza
$613
864 km or 537 mi Nacala
$1167
899 km or 559 mi Kisumu
$549
925 km or 575 mi Nampula
$933
927 km or 576 mi Eldoret
$513
931 km or 578 mi Mamoudzou
$1603
938 km or 583 mi Monkey Bay
$516
955 km or 594 mi Mumias
$524
959 km or 596 mi Mangochi
$494
969 km or 602 mi Kasama
$1132
1000 km or 621 mi Lilongwe
$587
1007 km or 626 mi Tororo
$603
1026 km or 637 mi Ntcheu
$489
1044 km or 648 mi Mbale
$624
1047 km or 651 mi Zomba
$452
1049 km or 652 mi Jinja
$573
1067 km or 663 mi Ruyigi
$688
1074 km or 667 mi Entebbe
$531
1076 km or 668 mi Rutana
$690
1084 km or 674 mi Muyinga
$688

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754