Jeddah vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$512	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	45	36
😀 Quality of life	76	45
🏙️ Population	4.7M	1.79M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 92% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4650th and 7691st ($1146 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 860th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Mosul

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	Jeddah	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$3104

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

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