Mosul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1544	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$202	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	45	97
🏙️ Population	1.79M	8.8M

The cost of living in Mosul is 85% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7820th and 5th ($596 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6552nd and 13th 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	$3.42	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$242	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.21%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.59	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.32	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$20585

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Cities near Mosul

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108