Medan vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medan Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$466
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1207
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$186
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$296
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$170
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.1
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$223
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
55
36
😀 Quality of life
62
52
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 21% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8825th and 7926th ($466 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 48th and 23rd in Indonesia and Iraq, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Medan compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Medan ranked 7th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5663rd and 6491st 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
$1.81
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.5
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.14
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.73
$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
$172
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.9
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$156
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.2%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1333
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$604
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.61
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.83
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.98
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.81
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.44
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.72
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10637
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Binjai
$460
67 km or 41 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
90 km or 56 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
119 km or 74 mi Langsa
$449
148 km or 92 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
238 km or 148 mi Lhokseumawe
$423
264 km or 164 mi Teluk Intan
$654
264 km or 164 mi Taiping
$552
264 km or 164 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
268 km or 166 mi George Town
$754
269 km or 167 mi Butterworth
$701
286 km or 178 mi Ipoh
$657
298 km or 185 mi Sungai Petani
$653
307 km or 191 mi Gunungsitoli
$554
317 km or 197 mi Klang
$704
322 km or 200 mi Ko Lipe
$756
324 km or 201 mi Langkawi
$592
325 km or 202 mi Shah Alam
$681
331 km or 206 mi Alor Setar
$509
332 km or 206 mi Subang Jaya
$789
332 km or 206 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
341 km or 212 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
342 km or 212 mi Cyberjaya
$609
345 km or 215 mi Putrajaya
$584
352 km or 219 mi Kangar
$570
378 km or 235 mi Seremban
$643
381 km or 237 mi Dumai
$519
422 km or 262 mi Hat Yai
$592
426 km or 265 mi Banda Aceh
$386
431 km or 268 mi Malacca
$689
445 km or 277 mi Ko Lanta
$807
466 km or 289 mi Pekanbaru
$503
468 km or 291 mi Muar
$771
470 km or 292 mi Phuket
$1014
483 km or 300 mi Kota Bharu
$517
487 km or 303 mi Ao Nang
$773
489 km or 304 mi Krabi
$854
515 km or 320 mi Batu Pahat
$788
518 km or 322 mi Kuantan
$552
529 km or 329 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768