Leipzig vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leipzig	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1516	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3783	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$764	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1542	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2738	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	36
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	620K	1.79M

The cost of living in Leipzig is 154% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 3353rd and 7691st ($1516 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 271st and 23rd in Germany and Iraq, respectively. Check Germany vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Leipzig compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Leipzig ranked 14th best city to live in Germany vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 87th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leipzig vs Mosul

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	Leipzig	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.42	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$687	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$504	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3984	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2535	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.65	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.2	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.92	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.97	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.9	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$372	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9452	$3104

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Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307

Cities near Mosul

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