Karachi vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$174
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
36
😀 Quality of life
53
46
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.69M

The cost of living in Karachi is 25% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8077th ($417 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Pakistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 6078th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Mosul

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Karachi Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$1.9
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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