Mashhad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1301
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$170
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$290
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$167
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$250
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
45
40
😀 Quality of life
56
58
🏙️ Population
3M
1.79M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 15% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8726th and 8086th ($498 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 72nd and 23rd in Iran and Iraq, respectively. Check Iran vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mashhad ranked 4th best city to live in Iran vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6291st and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mashhad vs Mosul

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Mashhad Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.99
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.03
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.58
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.05
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$193
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$134
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$353
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$238
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.43
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.68%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1106
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$687
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.32
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.26
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.95
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.9
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.9
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.5
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$627
$2771

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$496
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$501
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$501
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$494
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$507
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$510
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1763
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1806
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$487
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1640
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1769
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$532
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$589
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$466
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$563
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$659
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$457
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$535
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$436
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$635
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$561
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1755
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$513
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$372
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$531
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$467
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$468
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$565
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$575
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$761
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$583
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$571
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$586
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$592
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$613
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$591
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$639

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771