Kathmandu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$131
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
28
36
😀 Quality of life
46
45
🏙️ Population
846K
1.79M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 30% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8918th and 7691st ($419 vs $597) 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 0.6 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 6495th and 6539th 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
$1.44
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$3104

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KathmanduMosul

Cost of living

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$288
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$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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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