Jeddah vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Jeddah Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2695
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$511
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$868
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2204
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
36
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.79M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 88% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4828th and 7820th ($1123 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1110th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Jeddah vs Mosul infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Jeddah vs Mosul

Prices for goods and services in Jeddah and Mosul are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Jeddah Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2216
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1138
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.4
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.69
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.67
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.41
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$365
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6009
$3176

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeddah

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$940
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$1096
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$837
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$853
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$895
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$895
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$915
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$879
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$491
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$828
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$492
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$934
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1094
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$524
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$324
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$488
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$940
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$944
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$988
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$490
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$988
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$314
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$333
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$278
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1586
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$294
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$550
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$491
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$686
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$393
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$935
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$489
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$350
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$806
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$868
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$491

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762