Lusaka vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$685
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1880
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$250
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
36
😀 Quality of life
48
45
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 15% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7016th and 7820th ($685 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in Zambia and Iraq, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6308th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lusaka vs Mosul

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Lusaka Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.96
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.84
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$103
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$881
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.22%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.56
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.65
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.3
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.15
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.5
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.8
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5845
$3176

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$894
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$725
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$1139
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$1116
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$830
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1090
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1028
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$729
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$670
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$1012
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$890
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1007
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$731
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$810
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1017
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$761
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$939
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$756
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$834
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$871
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$947
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$662
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$582
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$585
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1079
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$953
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$515
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$574
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$591
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$526
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$498
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$516
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$534
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$500
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$600
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$554
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1000
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$663
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$433
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762