Islamabad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Islamabad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1089
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$213
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$162
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.2
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$482
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
70
40
😀 Quality of life
50
58
🏙️ Population
1.01M
1.79M

The cost of living in Islamabad is 21% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8843rd and 8086th ($464 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Pakistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6696th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Mosul

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Islamabad Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.4
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.1
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.06%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1495
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.23
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.94
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.17
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.19
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.65
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.89
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.4
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$70.6
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3118
$2771

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$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379

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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