Mosul vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$186
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
36
44
😀 Quality of life
46
68
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.42M

The cost of living in Mosul is 51% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8077th and 4635th ($555 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Muscat. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 6552nd and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$10.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$8464

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646