Medina vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$696
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
36
😀 Quality of life
66
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.79M

The cost of living in Medina is 104% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4439th and 7691st ($1215 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 3899th and 6539th 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
$5.65
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$3104

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$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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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