Manchester vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	36
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	548K	1.79M

The cost of living in Manchester is 247% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1662nd and 7691st ($2071 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th and 23rd in the United Kingdom and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 85th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Mosul

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	Manchester	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1351	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$3104

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

Cities near Mosul

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