Medina vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$892
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2228
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$391
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$692
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$307
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.5
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
20
36
😀 Quality of life
52
46
🏙️ Population
1.18M
1.69M

The cost of living in Medina is 61% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6017th and 8077th ($892 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 27th in Saudi Arabia and Iraq, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Medina ranked 9th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 6150th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.99
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.93
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.22
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$208
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1101
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$356
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.9
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1695
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.66
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.15
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.29
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$405
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9496
$996

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$844
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$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766