Minneapolis vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$1544
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$202
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$470
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	36
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	430K	1.79M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 278% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1228th and 7820th ($2256 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd and 23rd in the United States and Iraq, respectively. Check the United States vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 234th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Mosul

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	Minneapolis	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$18
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$3176

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

Cities near Mosul

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