Edinburgh vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	88	40
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	488K	1.79M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 306% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1307th and 8282nd ($2295 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 24th in the United Kingdom and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 83rd and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Mosul

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	Edinburgh	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$3161

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

Cities near Mosul

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