Montreal vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$969	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	36
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.79M

The cost of living in Montreal is 224% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2306th and 7926th ($1903 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd and 23rd 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 4th best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 46th and 6491st 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	$16.2	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$2691

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768