Medina vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$353
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
36
😀 Quality of life
67
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.79M

The cost of living in Medina is 43% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6257th and 7820th ($853 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 23rd in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 3833rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Mosul

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Medina Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$3176

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$837
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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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