Manama vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manama Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1237
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2873
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$660
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$1136
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$99.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1982
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
77
52
🏙️ Population
298K
1.79M

The cost of living in Manama is 111% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4625th and 7926th ($1237 vs $588) 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 1.6 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 1191st and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Manama Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.6
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.37
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.35
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$740
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1322
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$892
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.7
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.61%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2794
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2737
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.1
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.67
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.77
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.5
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8943
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768