Mogadishu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$711
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2049
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$230
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$703
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
26
36
😀 Quality of life
12
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.79M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 19% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6832nd and 7691st ($711 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Somalia and Iraq, respectively. Check Somalia vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Mogadishu compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 9139th and 6539th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mogadishu vs Mosul

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Mogadishu Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.96
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.37
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.8
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1676
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$217
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.02%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4805
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8866
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.75
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.9
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.67
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.6
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.4
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$73.2
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$879
$3104

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$718
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$541
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$518
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$756
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$886
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$589
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$408
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$760
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$545
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$542
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$542
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$500
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$1180
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$561
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$571
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$540
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$483
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$654
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$638
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$523
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$552
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$838
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$503
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$522
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$490
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$605
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$602
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$507
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$486
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$496
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1495
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$562
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$482
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$752

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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