Mashhad vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mashhad Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$538
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1576
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$186
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$228
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
46
36
😀 Quality of life
50
45
🏙️ Population
3M
1.79M

The cost of living in Mashhad is 10% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8365th and 7820th ($538 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 23rd in Iran and Iraq, respectively. Check Iran vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Mashhad compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mashhad ranked 3rd best city to live in Iran vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6193rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mashhad Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.03
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.5
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.2
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$395
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$8.61
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$13.4
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.29%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1424
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$812
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$4.35
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.27
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.1
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$7.97
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.73
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.67
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.42
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.17
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.98
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$94.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.4
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.8
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$150
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$612
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Nishapur
$517
120 km or 75 mi Torbat-e Heydarieh
$515
132 km or 82 mi Quchan
$500
150 km or 93 mi Torbat-e Jam
$512
157 km or 98 mi Kashmar
$511
174 km or 108 mi Sabzevar
$515
202 km or 126 mi Anau
$1583
212 km or 132 mi Ashgabat
$1616
240 km or 149 mi Bojnord
$458
245 km or 152 mi Mary
$1531
304 km or 189 mi Baherden
$1578
317 km or 197 mi Herat
$514
384 km or 239 mi Birjand
$553
409 km or 254 mi Gonbad-e Kavus
$496
411 km or 255 mi Shahrud
$603
461 km or 287 mi Gorgan
$689
467 km or 290 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
551 km or 342 mi Sheberghan
$450
566 km or 351 mi Semnan
$607
572 km or 355 mi Bukhara
$452
586 km or 364 mi Sari
$670
604 km or 375 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
612 km or 380 mi Zabol
$548
614 km or 381 mi Dasoguz
$1572
615 km or 382 mi Qarshi
$435
620 km or 385 mi Babol
$468
649 km or 403 mi Amol
$550
673 km or 418 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
684 km or 425 mi Lashkargah
$487
685 km or 425 mi Nukus
$394
687 km or 427 mi Yazd
$577
703 km or 437 mi Pardis
$675
710 km or 441 mi Kerman
$467
719 km or 447 mi Pakdasht
$689
726 km or 451 mi Varamin
$673
730 km or 454 mi Qarchak
$693
733 km or 456 mi Golestan
$722
737 km or 458 mi Rafsanjan
$515
738 km or 459 mi Ray
$720
739 km or 459 mi Tehran
$797

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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