Gothenburg vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Gothenburg	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1623	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3695	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$808	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1406	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$163	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3142	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	36
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	675K	1.79M

The cost of living in Gothenburg is 172% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2959th and 7691st ($1623 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 23rd in Sweden and Iraq, respectively. Check Sweden vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Gothenburg compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Gothenburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Sweden vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 78th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gothenburg vs Mosul

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	Gothenburg	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.3	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.46	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.53	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$665	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5838	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.4	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.4	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.08	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.9	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.9	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$144	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3664	$3104

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766