Kigali vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kigali Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$872
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2006
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$489
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$843
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$137
$483
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
30
40
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
1.75M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kigali is 54% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6419th and 8282nd ($872 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Rwanda and Iraq, respectively. Check Rwanda vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kigali compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Kigali ranked 1st best city to live in Rwanda vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 6866th and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kigali vs Mosul

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Kigali Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.05
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.7
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.09%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10930
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1245
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.02
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.46
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.76
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.3
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$139
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7731
$3161

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$671
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$583
69 km or 43 mi Ruhengeri
$553
80 km or 50 mi Butare
$447
80 km or 50 mi Kibuye
$533
95 km or 59 mi Gisenyi
$411
104 km or 65 mi Muyinga
$688
109 km or 68 mi Ngozi
$689
142 km or 88 mi Cyangugu
$543
145 km or 90 mi Bubanza
$688
148 km or 92 mi Bukavu
$779
164 km or 102 mi Gitega
$691
170 km or 105 mi Ruyigi
$688
177 km or 110 mi Bujumbura
$750
191 km or 119 mi Uvira
$828
219 km or 136 mi Rutana
$690
243 km or 151 mi Kasese
$541
244 km or 152 mi Makamba
$689
246 km or 153 mi Butembo
$784
281 km or 174 mi Beni
$795
322 km or 200 mi Mwanza
$613
348 km or 216 mi Entebbe
$531
377 km or 234 mi Kampala
$697
388 km or 241 mi Kira Town
$635
392 km or 244 mi Bunia
$810
438 km or 272 mi Jinja
$573
451 km or 280 mi Kalemie
$770
473 km or 294 mi Kindu
$771
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
554 km or 344 mi Mumias
$524
561 km or 348 mi Kisumu
$549
562 km or 349 mi Arua
$577
568 km or 353 mi Mbale
$624
581 km or 361 mi Gulu
$591
593 km or 368 mi Isiro
$860
607 km or 377 mi Kisangani
$946
642 km or 399 mi Eldoret
$513
693 km or 431 mi Nakuru
$532
748 km or 465 mi Yambio
$494
752 km or 467 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754