Los Angeles vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 436% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 80th and 7691st ($3196 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 58th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Mosul

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	Los Angeles	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$3104

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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