Lilongwe vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$582
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1336
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$260
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$278
$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 7990th and 7820th ($582 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 8861st and 6552nd 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
$3.23
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.86
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.43
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$363
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$202
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.5
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10490
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$589
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.99
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.59
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.13
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.05
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.7
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.11
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.63
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.3
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$350
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2358
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$526
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$515
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$498
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$574
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$591
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$834
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$534
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$500
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1079
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1012
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$810
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$890
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$830
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$670
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$894
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$433
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$662
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$1139
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$953
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$1190
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$685
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1017
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1116
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1090
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$729
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1028
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$731
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1500
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$761
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1394
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$871
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$725
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$939
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$756
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$564
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$639
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$670

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762