Hargeisa vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$712
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1686
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$220
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$338
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$274
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$336
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
12
40
😀 Quality of life
22
58
🏙️ Population
1.23M
1.79M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 22% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7179th and 8086th ($712 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Somalia and Iraq, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Hargeisa compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Hargeisa ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9073rd and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hargeisa vs Mosul

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Hargeisa Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.03
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.92
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.94
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$417
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.82%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3750
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7393
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.3
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.51
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.99
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.4
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.8
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$549
$2771

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$509
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$1152
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$1153
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$570
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$1156
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$601
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$572
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$571
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$526
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$514
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$504
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1022
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$491
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$494
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$492
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$551
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$810
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$996
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$743
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$863
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$493
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1017
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$491
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$775
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$497
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$724
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$531
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$865
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$498
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$902
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$931
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$858
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$906
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$542

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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