Edmonton vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	63	36
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.79M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 210% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2644th and 7926th ($1823 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 23rd in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 171st and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Mosul

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	Edmonton	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$2691

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768