Houston vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$470
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
100
36
😀 Quality of life
92
45
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.79M

The cost of living in Houston is 277% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1258th and 7820th ($2248 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 82nd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$5.31
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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