Manama vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3260
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$675
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$1427
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$394
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2298
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
74
45
🏙️ Population
298K
1.79M

The cost of living in Manama is 115% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4263rd and 7691st ($1280 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Bahrain and Iraq, respectively. Check Bahrain vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Manama compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Manama ranked 1st best city to live in Bahrain vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 1311th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manama vs Mosul

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Manama Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.92
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.31
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$715
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1155
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.7%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2589
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2299
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$36.6
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.68
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.44
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.8
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.36
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.78
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.8
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$377
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9896
$3104

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$904
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1844
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766