Montreal vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Montreal	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1901	$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4422	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$984	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$317
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$193	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2928	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	40
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	1.9M	1.79M

The cost of living in Montreal is 237% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 2370th and 8282nd ($1901 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 49th and 7239th 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	$15.7	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1096	$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$842	$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1985	$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.6	$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.54%	10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5122	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3877	$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.68	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.87	$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.34	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.6	$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$607	$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6432	$3161

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828

Cities near Mosul

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