Lagos vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lagos Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1102
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2443
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$618
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1083
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$87.1
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
47
36
😀 Quality of life
41
52
🏙️ Population
15.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lagos is 88% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4957th and 7926th ($1102 vs $588) 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 7632nd and 6491st 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
$3.01
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.2
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$800
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$499
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1460
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$899
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.6%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1908
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.71
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.63
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.96
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.66
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.29
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.18
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.69
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.42
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.3
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.1
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$78.8
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2304
$2691

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$1013
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$743
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$793
120 km or 74 mi Ibadan
$752
165 km or 102 mi Oyo
$664
171 km or 106 mi Ife
$778
176 km or 109 mi Abomey
$598
195 km or 121 mi Osogbo
$705
203 km or 126 mi Save
$646
217 km or 135 mi Akure
$644
239 km or 148 mi Ado Ekiti
$642
243 km or 151 mi Lome
$835
245 km or 152 mi Benin
$632
254 km or 158 mi Owo
$664
261 km or 162 mi Ilorin
$526
278 km or 173 mi Atakpame
$699
280 km or 174 mi Warri
$926
310 km or 193 mi Kpalime
$684
324 km or 201 mi Ho
$417
332 km or 206 mi Hohoe
$652
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$703
375 km or 233 mi Onitsha
$1051
376 km or 234 mi Sokode
$705
388 km or 241 mi Tema
$600
389 km or 242 mi Ashaiman
$630
406 km or 252 mi Awka
$878
407 km or 253 mi Koforidua
$668
408 km or 253 mi Accra
$822
416 km or 258 mi Owerri
$1774
422 km or 262 mi Kara
$712
441 km or 274 mi Port Harcourt
$676
452 km or 281 mi Enugu
$563
463 km or 288 mi Umuahia
$961
463 km or 288 mi Aba
$674
495 km or 307 mi Minna
$852
536 km or 333 mi Abuja
$1514
555 km or 345 mi Kumasi
$532
562 km or 350 mi Obuasi
$631
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$397
572 km or 356 mi Tamale
$576

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768