Mosul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$202
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
67
😀 Quality of life
45
57
🏙️ Population
1.79M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mosul is 20% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 7820th and 6689th ($596 vs $745) 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 6552nd and 5632nd 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
$3.42
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768