Johannesburg vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$908	$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2207	$1363
🏠 One person rent	$403	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$254	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1428	$456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	61	46
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.69M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 64% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5921st and 8077th ($908 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in South Africa and Iraq, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 5184th and 6552nd 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	$7.41	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.4	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.44	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$277	$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.12%	16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$840	$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$689	$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.78	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.11	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.94	$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.33	$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.88	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.76	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.7	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.91	$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.11	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4829	$996

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952

Cities near Mosul

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