Montreal vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$1363
🏠 One person rent	$928	$186
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$200
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.69M

The cost of living in Montreal is 228% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2281st and 8077th ($1821 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 27th in Canada and Iraq, respectively. Check Canada vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 30th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Mosul

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	Montreal	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$1.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$19
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$996

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

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