Mbabane vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mbabane	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$562	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1439	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$245	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$484	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$55.5	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	16	36
😀 Quality of life	38	45
🏙️ Population	60.7K	1.79M

The cost of living in Mbabane is 6% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8102nd and 7691st ($562 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Eswatini and Iraq, respectively. Check Eswatini vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Mbabane compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mbabane ranked 1st best city to live in Eswatini vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 7231st and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mbabane vs Mosul

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	Mbabane	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.96	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$2.22	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.65	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$487	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$360	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.73%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$330	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$245	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.3	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.45	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.16	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.07	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.51	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.52	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$104	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4495	$3104

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Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$442
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$964
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1068
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$763
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$784
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$795
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$678
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$785
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$807
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$906
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$953
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$993
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$837
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$672
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$923
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$820
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$809
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$889
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$768
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$748
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$621
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$567
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$780
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$691
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$665
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$631
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$540
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$664
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$628
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$852
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$624

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