Jerusalem vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jerusalem Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2447
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5689
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$2480
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$674
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3017
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
38 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
78
36
😀 Quality of life
87
52
🏙️ Population
936K
1.79M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 316% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 950th and 7926th ($2447 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Israel and Iraq, respectively. Check Israel vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 351st and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Mosul

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Jerusalem Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.3
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.4
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$18.4
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.82
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.56
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1189
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2738
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2087
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.3
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.94%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14293
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9538
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.97
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.26
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.33
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.38
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.4
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.19
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$91.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$99.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.2
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$117
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$143
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23696
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$987
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1072
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$837
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1998
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$1021
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1732
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2347
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1947
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$2142
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$2130
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2233
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$2064
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$915
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2303
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1937
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$807
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$2040
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2492
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1993
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2937
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$2290
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$2153
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$548
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$2108
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1855
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1879
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1850

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