Mogadishu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Mogadishu | Mosul | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Mogadishu is 22% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7013th and 7926th ($715 vs $588) 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 0.2 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 9189th and 6491st 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 883 km or 549 mi | Meru | |
| 909 km or 565 mi | Borama | |
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| 925 km or 575 mi | Mombasa | |
| 944 km or 586 mi | Awasa | |
| 980 km or 609 mi | Thika | |
| 981 km or 610 mi | Machakos | |
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| 1066 km or 663 mi | Addis Ababa | |
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| 1090 km or 677 mi | Djibouti City | |
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| 1131 km or 703 mi | Eldoret | |
| 1131 km or 703 mi | Jimma | |
| 1135 km or 705 mi | Arusha | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Stone Town | |
| 1139 km or 708 mi | Zanzibar | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dar es Salaam | |
| 1191 km or 740 mi | Dessie | |
| 1197 km or 744 mi |  Aden | |
| 1201 km or 747 mi | Kisumu | |
| 1222 km or 759 mi | Mumias | |
| 1246 km or 774 mi |  Mbale | |
| 1250 km or 777 mi | Tororo | |
| 1291 km or 802 mi | Taiz | |
| 1303 km or 810 mi | Morogoro | |
| 1332 km or 828 mi | Ibb | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 55 km or 34 mi |  Duhok | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Erbil | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Zakho | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Sinjar | |
| 134 km or 84 mi |  Cizre | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Sirnak | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Hakkari | |
| 153 km or 95 mi | Kirkuk | |
| 185 km or 115 mi |  Mahabad | |
| 185 km or 115 mi | Piranshahr | |
| 186 km or 115 mi |  Qamishli | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Nusaybin | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Siirt | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Tikrit | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Al-Hasakah | |
| 220 km or 137 mi | Urmia | |
| 227 km or 141 mi | Sulaymaniyah | |
| 237 km or 147 mi | Mardin | |
| 239 km or 148 mi | Van | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Bitlis | |
| 244 km or 151 mi | Batman | |
| 251 km or 156 mi | Samarra | |
| 252 km or 156 mi | Baneh | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Miandoab | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Derik | |
| 277 km or 172 mi | Bukan | |
| 279 km or 173 mi | Ceylanpinar | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Saqqez | |
| 283 km or 176 mi | Cinar | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Marivan | |
| 291 km or 181 mi | Deir ez-Zor | |
| 292 km or 181 mi | Khoy | |
| 300 km or 186 mi | Mus | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Maragheh | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Diyarbakir | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Viransehir | |
| 316 km or 197 mi | Caldiran | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Baqubah | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Marand | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Ramadi |