Lagos vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1133
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2969
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$607
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1499
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
41
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 90% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4791st and 7820th ($1133 vs $596) 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 0.2 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 6804th 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
$2.98
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.55
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$476
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2211
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.3
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.26%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$253
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.5
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.95
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.46
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.65
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.5
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.01
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.31
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.42
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.45
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.4
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$9.95
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.06
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.5
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$82
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2307
$3176

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$1019
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$710
109 km or 68 mi Cotonou
$755
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$759
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$699
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$774
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$617
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$704
203 km or 126 mi Save
$644
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$635
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$711
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$537
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$658
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$655
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$886
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$656
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$345
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$570
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$652
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1036
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$652
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$368
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$546
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$846
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$585
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$747
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1686
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$656
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$651
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$469
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$906
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$638
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$787
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1262
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$412
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$546
570 km or 354 mi Calabar
$374
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$492

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762