Jeddah vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$495
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.69M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 98% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4731st and 8077th ($1100 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 1616th and 6552nd 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
$6.55
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$996

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$1032
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$1361
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$892
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$938
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$920
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$923
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766