Manchester vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5153
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$1275
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3299
$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 258% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1500th and 7820th ($2137 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 76th and 6552nd 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
$17.6
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.48
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.84
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$953
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2281
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5337
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3610
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.64
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.86
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.6
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.7
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.6
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1753
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17390
$3176

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761

Cities near Mosul

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