Kuwait City vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kuwait City	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1393	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3599	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$698	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1494	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$207	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2507	$470
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	43	36
😀 Quality of life	75	45
🏙️ Population	2.99M	1.79M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 134% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3893rd and 7691st ($1393 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Kuwait and Iraq, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 1114th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Mosul

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	Kuwait City	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.69	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.17	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.73	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$786	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$597	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1716	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1333	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6776	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2989	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.3	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.34	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.18	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.36	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.63	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.93	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.33	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.93	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$119	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.7	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.1	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$398	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6378	$3104

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Cities near Kuwait City

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 46 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
82 km or 51 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
82 km or 51 mi	Al-Faw	$736
112 km or 69 mi	Abadan	$547
116 km or 72 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
119 km or 74 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
125 km or 78 mi	Basra	$904
176 km or 110 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
226 km or 141 mi	Ahvaz	$597
250 km or 155 mi	Nasiriyah	$672
257 km or 159 mi	Behbahan	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Bushehr	$551
285 km or 177 mi	Amarah	$683
308 km or 192 mi	Shushtar	$562
311 km or 193 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Jubail	$901
314 km or 195 mi	Borazjan	$546
328 km or 204 mi	Izeh	$525
337 km or 209 mi	Samawah	$582
337 km or 209 mi	Qatif	$897
337 km or 210 mi	Dezful	$583
344 km or 214 mi	Andimeshk	$577
356 km or 221 mi	Kazerun	$557
375 km or 233 mi	Yasuj	$529
388 km or 241 mi	Dammam	$1056
405 km or 252 mi	Kut	$626
406 km or 252 mi	Dhahran	$1068
412 km or 256 mi	Al Diwaniyah	$467
428 km or 266 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
435 km or 270 mi	Manama	$1280
436 km or 271 mi	Isa Town	$1243
441 km or 274 mi	Riffa	$1223
442 km or 275 mi	Shiraz	$589
452 km or 281 mi	Kufa	$570
456 km or 284 mi	Najaf	$587
456 km or 284 mi	Khorramabad	$554
468 km or 291 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
469 km or 292 mi	Marvdasht	$563
470 km or 292 mi	Dorud	$513
473 km or 294 mi	Shahreza	$502

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