Mogadishu vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mogadishu Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$721
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1675
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$267
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$400
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$122
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
27
40
😀 Quality of life
22
45
🏙️ Population
2.12M
1.79M

The cost of living in Mogadishu is 28% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 7156th and 8282nd ($721 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul. Mogadishu ranked 1st best city to live in Somalia vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 9071st and 7239th 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
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.5
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.61
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$70
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.12%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4145
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6374
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.5
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.42
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.5
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.2
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$26.7
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$51.7
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.8
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$25
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.3
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$629
$3161

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$745
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$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754