Los Angeles vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1425
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$482
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	99	40
😀 Quality of life	93	58
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 477% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 72nd and 8086th ($3378 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 55th and 6125th 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	$21.9	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$2771

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Mosul

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