Mosul vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$186
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$399
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
67
😀 Quality of life
46
59
🏙️ Population
1.69M
5.55M

The cost of living in Mosul is 14% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8077th and 7242nd ($555 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.6 months in Nairobi. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 6552nd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
13.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$641
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$4.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$3.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$16.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$46.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$6839

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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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$530
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$524
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$439
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$486
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$571
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$536
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$405
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$441
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$424
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$557
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$557
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$452
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$493
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$542
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$493
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$622
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$600
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$654
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$547
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$581
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$706
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$762
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$600
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$556
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$449
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$599
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$677
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$446
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$543
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$539
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$748
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$575
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$448
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$458
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$445
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$448
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$553
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$566
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$747