Mogadishu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$819
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2860
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$276
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$1255
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
26
36
😀 Quality of life
16
46
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.69M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 48% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6317th and 8077th ($819 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 9088th and 6552nd 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
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.47
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.39
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.62
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$75
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1690
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$836
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.72%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.84
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.26
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.98
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.6
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.1
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$174
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$52
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25.1
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.8
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1047
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
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$805
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$452
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$815
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$702
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$676
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$486
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$602
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$705
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$493
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$840
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$530
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$524
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$646
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$622
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$439
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$536
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$551
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$522
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$405
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$871
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$571
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$706
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$762
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$820
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$486
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$441
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$424
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$557
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$557
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$490
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$600
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$481
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1608
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$542
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$466
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$883

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766