Johannesburg vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$487	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.79M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 81% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5069th and 7820th ($1079 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5446th 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	$9.91	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$3176

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

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