Lagos vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1022
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2296
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$536
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$917
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$75
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
48
40
😀 Quality of life
42
58
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 75% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5500th and 8086th ($1022 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Nigeria and Iraq, respectively. Check Nigeria vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Lagos compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lagos ranked 1st best city to live in Nigeria vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 7677th and 6125th 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
$3.02
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$677
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1214
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$747
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.98%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2211
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1788
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.73
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.22
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.09
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.27
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.61
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.26
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.79
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.64
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.8
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2622
$2771

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$1017
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$741
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$796
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$665
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$775
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$612
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$659
203 km or 126 mi Save
$650
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$578
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$631
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$802
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$655
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$594
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$538
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$673
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$878
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$678
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$454
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$683
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$673
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$922
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$675
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$607
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$654
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$785
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$703
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$861
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1555
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$682
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$618
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$587
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$849
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$601
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$785
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1551
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$562
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$664
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$386
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771