Mexico City vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$792	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	40
😀 Quality of life	73	45
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.79M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 161% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 4074th and 8282nd ($1475 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 24th in Mexico and Iraq, respectively. Check Mexico vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 2482nd and 7239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Mosul

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	Mexico City	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$3161

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754