Indianapolis vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Indianapolis	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2382	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5728	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$1450	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$2501	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4546	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	36
😀 Quality of life	91	52
🏙️ Population	888K	1.79M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 305% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1089th and 7926th ($2382 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 957th 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 1.9 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Indianapolis ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 186th and 6491st 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	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.78	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1547	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1154	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2724	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2077	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1963	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1551	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.94	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.29	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1686	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27445	$2691

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$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