Lusaka vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lusaka Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$777
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1907
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$360
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$686
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$225
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$332
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
36
36
😀 Quality of life
51
46
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.69M

The cost of living in Lusaka is 40% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6460th and 8077th ($777 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 27th in Zambia and Iraq, respectively. Check Zambia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lusaka compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lusaka ranked 1st best city to live in Zambia vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 6238th 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
$3.81
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.5
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$767
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$374
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$131
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.35%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2014
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4865
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.24
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.4
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.3
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.59
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.12
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$112
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5932
$996

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$968
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$795
275 km or 171 mi Ndola
$1210
289 km or 179 mi Kitwe
$1238
297 km or 184 mi Chinhoyi
$784
318 km or 198 mi Mufulira
$1236
322 km or 200 mi Chingola
$1107
370 km or 230 mi Kadoma
$689
373 km or 232 mi Livingstone
$734
399 km or 248 mi Harare
$957
411 km or 255 mi Chitungwiza
$852
426 km or 265 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
429 km or 267 mi Kwekwe
$691
464 km or 288 mi Marondera
$761
475 km or 295 mi Mansa
$1121
478 km or 297 mi Gweru
$722
521 km or 324 mi Likasi
$953
529 km or 329 mi Bulawayo
$777
574 km or 356 mi Tete
$970
584 km or 363 mi Masvingo
$837
605 km or 376 mi Kolwezi
$961
611 km or 380 mi Mutare
$645
613 km or 381 mi Lilongwe
$367
645 km or 401 mi Francistown
$550
658 km or 409 mi Kasama
$1176
686 km or 426 mi Chimoio
$993
688 km or 428 mi Ntcheu
$332
694 km or 431 mi Mzimba
$337
721 km or 448 mi Blantyre
$363
729 km or 453 mi Monkey Bay
$335
756 km or 470 mi Zomba
$326
757 km or 471 mi Mangochi
$332
762 km or 474 mi Mzuzu
$338
775 km or 482 mi Mulanje
$327
792 km or 492 mi Serowe
$554
802 km or 499 mi Palapye
$511
852 km or 529 mi Beira
$1014
869 km or 540 mi Mahalapye
$605
917 km or 570 mi Mbeya
$457
956 km or 594 mi Quelimane
$992

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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