Dubai vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
64
36
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.69M

The cost of living in Dubai is 302% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1218th and 8077th ($2229 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dubai compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 189th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Mosul

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Dubai Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Mosul

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