Melbourne vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1537
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	100	45
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.79M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 268% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1365th and 7691st ($2194 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Australia and Iraq, respectively. Check Australia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 1st and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Mosul

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	Melbourne	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$3104

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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