Indianapolis vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	71	36
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	888K	1.79M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 267% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1378th and 7691st ($2189 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 191st and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Indianapolis vs Mosul

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	Indianapolis	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$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	$1424	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$3104

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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