Hargeisa vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hargeisa Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$694
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1632
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$221
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$337
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$70
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$345
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
11
36
😀 Quality of life
17
52
🏙️ Population
760K
1.79M

The cost of living in Hargeisa is 18% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7926th ($694 vs $588) 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 9161st and 6491st 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
$5.02
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.47
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.86
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$232
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.16%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3786
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8606
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.14
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.72
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.02
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.31
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.6
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$46.6
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.5
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$31.5
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$545
$2691

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$502
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$1169
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$557
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$1175
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$586
253 km or 157 mi Dikhil
$559
280 km or 174 mi Obock
$560
375 km or 233 mi Aden
$517
446 km or 277 mi Taiz
$522
490 km or 304 mi Ibb
$512
515 km or 320 mi Dessie
$1039
522 km or 324 mi Zabid
$499
555 km or 345 mi Dhamar
$500
587 km or 365 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
595 km or 369 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
624 km or 388 mi Sayyan
$498
643 km or 400 mi Sanaa
$560
663 km or 412 mi Mekelle
$826
676 km or 420 mi Awasa
$1031
719 km or 446 mi Baidoa
$724
763 km or 474 mi Bahir Dar
$864
781 km or 485 mi Mukalla
$500
795 km or 494 mi Gondar
$1016
820 km or 510 mi Sa'dah
$498
821 km or 510 mi Mendefera
$498
822 km or 511 mi Jimma
$802
838 km or 521 mi Massawa
$499
849 km or 527 mi Mogadishu
$715
850 km or 528 mi Asmara
$533
881 km or 548 mi Najran
$860
921 km or 572 mi Keren
$500
977 km or 607 mi Abha
$911
1058 km or 657 mi Kassala
$971
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$903
1067 km or 663 mi El-Gadarif
$925
1089 km or 677 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
1171 km or 728 mi Bisha
$918
1222 km or 759 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
1274 km or 792 mi Meru
$549

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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