Los Angeles vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$483
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	40
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 506% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 62nd and 8282nd ($3420 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 24th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 50th and 7239th 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	$22.4	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$3161

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754