Kathmandu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$147
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
45
45
🏙️ Population
846K
1.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 26% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8885th and 7820th ($443 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Nepal and Iraq, respectively. Check Nepal vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6524th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Mosul

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Kathmandu Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$3176

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$350
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$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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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