Dubai vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
66
40
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.79M

The cost of living in Dubai is 314% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1039th and 8086th ($2420 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.7 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 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 203rd and 6125th 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
$10.2
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Mosul

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