Mosul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2617
🏠 One person rent
$193
$560
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$941
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1786
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
40
42
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8086th and 4940th ($585 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Oman, respectively. Check Iraq vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6125th and 2105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Muscat

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Mosul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$5.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$13
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$77.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
5.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$74.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$6.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$4.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$10792

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

Cities near Muscat

Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465