Lilongwe vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$587
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1571
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$251
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.8
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$275
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
13
36
😀 Quality of life
20
45
🏙️ Population
989K
1.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 2% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7807th and 7691st ($587 vs $597) 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 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8847th and 6539th 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
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$2.32
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.6
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.1
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.4%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10555
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.7
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.67
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.29
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.11
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.17
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.1
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.4
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2351
$3104

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LilongweMosul

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$518
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$492
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$493
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$457
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$566
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$507
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$825
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$525
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$748
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$992
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$794
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$873
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$646
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$675
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$687
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$461
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$752
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$541
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$947
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$872
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$738
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$776
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$917
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1018
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$723
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$875
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1003
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$730
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1050
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1506
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$597
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1150
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$854
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$700
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$961
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$766
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$502
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$486
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$688

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