Lagos vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$448
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1226
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$245
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$654
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$114
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.4
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$74.4
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
38
46
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.69M

The cost of living in Lagos is 19% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8781st and 8077th ($448 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 7384th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lagos vs Mosul

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Lagos Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.28
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$15.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.23
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.32
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$945
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$548
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.36
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$11.3
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.4%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$564
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$159
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.58
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.33
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.84
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.11
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.24
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.86
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.4
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.19
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.92
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.08
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$31.3
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$39.6
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$718
$996

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$826
87 km or 54 mi Porto-Novo
$697
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$732
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$262
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$407
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$250
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$677
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$310
203 km or 126 mi Save
$676
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$243
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$678
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$315
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$272
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$314
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$617
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$351
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$616
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$353
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$482
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$354
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$617
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$446
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$512
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$325
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$497
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$582
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$507
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$620
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$327
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$290
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$330
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$233
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$313
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$288
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$416
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$459
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$237
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$443

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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