Medan vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Medan	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1335	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$187	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$394	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$189	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.6	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$262	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	36
😀 Quality of life	44	45
🏙️ Population	2.11M	1.79M

The cost of living in Medan is 19% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8745th and 7691st ($481 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 14th best city to live in Indonesia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6633rd and 6539th 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	$1.97	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.31	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$174	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$265	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.4	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.2	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.1	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.24%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$614	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.02	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.55	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.98	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.26	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.01	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.41	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.83	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.77	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.1	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10763	$3104

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501

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