Mosul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2089
🏠 One person rent
$204
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
68
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mosul is 22% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7691st and 6622nd ($597 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Kenya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6539th and 5369th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Nairobi

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Mosul Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$6.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$20
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$31.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
14.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$998
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$7984

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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
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$508
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$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
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$589
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$408
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$500
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$541
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$638
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$561
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$483
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$522
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$490
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$602
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$605
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$498
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$580
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$562
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$625
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$545
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$646
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$698
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$558
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$502
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$523
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$552
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$486
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$811
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$594
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$650
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$613
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$771
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$648
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$573
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$518
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$801
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$492
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$648
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$413
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$651
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$648
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$585
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$479
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$785