Minneapolis vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$1425
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$193
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	40
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	430K	1.79M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 308% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 1119th and 8086th ($2384 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 263rd and 6125th 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	$19.8	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$1.53
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$2771

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$616
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$831
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$648
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$390
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$583
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$582
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$566
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$502
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$413
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$476
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$581
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$588
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$503
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$545
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$568
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$681
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$495
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$493
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$494
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$498
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$568
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$404
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$506
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$597
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$669
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$771