Mosul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mosul	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1427	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$196	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$320	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	52	98
🏙️ Population	1.79M	8.8M

The cost of living in Mosul is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7926th and 4th ($588 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6491st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs New York City

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	Mosul	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.17	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.4	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.42%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$921	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2691	$22663

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174