Mogadishu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$724
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1682
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$264
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$94.6
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
19
58
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.79M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 24% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7125th and 8086th ($724 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Somalia and Iraq, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mogadishu ranked 2nd best city to live in Somalia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9150th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mogadishu Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.8
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.02
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.51
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$79.5
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$145
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4814
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7574
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.81
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.77
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.05
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.19
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25.9
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$52.1
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.7
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$50.1
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$571
$2771

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$743
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$553
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$712
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1152
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1153
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$542
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$509
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1156
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$604
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$996
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$455
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$419
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$797
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$544
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$572
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$508
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$523
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$601
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$571
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$520
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$775
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$602
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$551
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$588
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$1022
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$526
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$533
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$505
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$651
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$624
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$408
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1646
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$593
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$491
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$863

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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