Lagos vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1113
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3096
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$598
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1649
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$162
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
36
😀 Quality of life
40
45
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 87% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4761st and 7691st ($1113 vs $597) 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 6935th and 6539th 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
$2.72
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.3
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.15
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$451
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2294
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.28%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1797
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1310
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.1
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.69
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.96
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.68
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.56
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.28
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.45
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.15
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.46
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.5
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.43
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.24
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.1
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.8
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$83.2
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2289
$3104

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$779
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$695
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$613
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$634
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$666
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$755
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$558
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$651
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$535
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$647
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$881
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$632
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$354
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$575
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$649
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$972
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$651
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$553
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$560
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$805
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$588
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$729
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1611
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$658
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$679
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$462
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$883
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$621
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$743
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$433
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$551
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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