Medan vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$519
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1426
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$204
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.4
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$315
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
36
😀 Quality of life
43
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 13% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8536th and 7820th ($519 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 23rd in Indonesia and Iraq, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Medan ranked 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6659th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medan vs Mosul

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Medan Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.08
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.84
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$116
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$456
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.7
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1907
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.09
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.27
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.21
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.18
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.62
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.83
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.98
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11482
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$503
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$490
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$461
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$673
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$759
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$669
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$671
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$670
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$613
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$729
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$742
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$594
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$687
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$523
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$732
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$617
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$571
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$563
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$630
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$585
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$561
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$421
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$699
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$799
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$590
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$752
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$985
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$822
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$807
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$750
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$518
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544

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