Lilongwe vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$250
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
40
😀 Quality of life
30
58
🏙️ Population
989K
1.79M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 1% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8027th and 8086th ($591 vs $585) 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 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 8837th and 6125th 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
$4.25
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$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
$373
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771