Glasgow vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	36
😀 Quality of life	96	45
🏙️ Population	626K	1.79M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 238% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1833rd and 7820th ($2013 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 23rd 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 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 19th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Mosul

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	Glasgow	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$3176

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$652
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$876
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$698
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$680
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$540
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$466
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$490
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$443
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$588
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$578
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$636
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$570
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$675
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$581
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$605
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$615
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$481
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$425
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$580
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$844
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$640
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$600
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$538
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$655
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$907
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$762