Denver vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	36
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	716K	1.79M

The cost of living in Denver is 355% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 463rd and 7691st ($2717 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 158th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Mosul

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	Denver	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$3104

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766