Johannesburg vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$522
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
73
40
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
4.8M
1.79M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 100% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4839th and 8086th ($1171 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in South Africa and Iraq, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5190th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mosul

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Johannesburg Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

Cities near Mosul

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