Los Angeles vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1363
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$456
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	36
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.69M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 471% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 72nd and 8077th ($3165 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th and 27th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 34th and 6552nd 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	$22.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$996

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$626
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$864
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$668
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$569
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$535
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$535
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$440
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$465
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$395
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$582
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$565
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$649
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$409
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$461
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$603
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$499
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$684
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$538
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$618
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$557
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$587
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$548
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$438
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$386
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$571
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$692
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$733
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$604
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$519
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$658
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$719
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766