Edmonton vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1425
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	64	40
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.79M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 221% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2524th and 8086th ($1878 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 23rd in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 193rd and 6125th 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	$16.1	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$2771

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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