Mashhad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$532
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$214
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$493
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$40
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$203
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
53
46
🏙️ Population
3M
1.69M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 4% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8260th and 8077th ($532 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 27th in Iran and Iraq, respectively. Check Iran vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 6128th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.8
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.03
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.23
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$165
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$585
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$428
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.91
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$15.3
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.08%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1352
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.2
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.46
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.25
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.92
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.69
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.22
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.41
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.7
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.02
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$96
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.62
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$29.4
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$181
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$555
$996

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$509
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$520
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$487
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$558
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$489
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1648
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1679
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$427
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1644
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1642
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$554
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$473
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$576
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$661
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$446
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$558
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$399
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$640
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$546
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1657
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$416
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$434
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$519
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$484
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$427
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$575
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$619
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$457
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$633
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$616
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$636
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$655
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$530
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$653
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$700

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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