Lilongwe vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$592
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1419
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$250
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$390
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$105
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
12
36
😀 Quality of life
25
52
🏙️ Population
989K
1.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 0.7% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7884th and 7926th ($592 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Malawi and Iraq, respectively. Check Malawi vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lilongwe ranked 7th best city to live in Malawi vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8966th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Mosul

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Lilongwe Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.27
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.09
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$374
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$207
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.2
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.6
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.87%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10587
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.7
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.12
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.1
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.59
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.5
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2356
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$519
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$493
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$506
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$820
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$888
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1021
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$779
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$751
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$650
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$748
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$495
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$755
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$577
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$916
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$655
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$912
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1062
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1278
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$761
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1069
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$996
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$716
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1124
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1511
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$587
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1168
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$873
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$687
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1032
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$658
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$526
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$421
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$653

Cities near Mosul

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