Mosul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2569
🏠 One person rent
$204
$541
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$966
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1772
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
45
70
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mosul is 45% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 7691st and 4892nd ($597 vs $1090) 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 6539th and 2404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$13
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$581
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1144
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$95.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$71.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$4.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$6.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$10296

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$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$967
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551