Medan vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$453
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1141
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$189
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$310
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.3
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$216
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
40
😀 Quality of life
47
45
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 20% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8852nd and 8282nd ($453 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 44th and 24th in Indonesia and Iraq, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Medan ranked 15th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 6943rd and 7239th 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
$1.64
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.06
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$311
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.1
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.17%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$558
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.85
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.11
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.32
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.98
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.36
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.72
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.79
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.74
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.7
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.9
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.24
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.48
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.2
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.2
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$114
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7769
$3161

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$449
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$439
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$429
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$678
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$555
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$762
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$720
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$677
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$637
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$527
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$743
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$747
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$616
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$741
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$545
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$798
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$654
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$610
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$592
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$617
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$488
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$588
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$407
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$707
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$806
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$466
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$759
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1010
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$531
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$784
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$836
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$737
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$576
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754