Mosul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$193
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
72
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
56.8K

The cost of living in Mosul is 61% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8086th and 4107th ($585 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Iraq and Cyprus, respectively. Check Iraq vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 6125th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Nicosia

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Mosul Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911