Mosul vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mosul	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1425	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$193	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	1.79M	8.8M

The cost of living in Mosul is 86% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8086th and 4th ($585 vs $4207) 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 1.2 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 6125th and 18th 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	$3.39	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$193	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$802	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.57	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$21999

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$616
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$831
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$648
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$390
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$583
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$582
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$566
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$502
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$413
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$476
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$581
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$588
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$503
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$545
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$568
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$681
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$495
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$493
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$494
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$498
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$568
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$404
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$506
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$597
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$669
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$771

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188