Kabul vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$203	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$470
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	30	36
😀 Quality of life	14	45
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.79M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8769th and 7691st ($474 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Afghanistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kabul compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9071st and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Mosul

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	Kabul	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.38	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$3104

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766