Mosul vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$202
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
69
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
330K

The cost of living in Mosul is 56% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7820th and 4220th ($596 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6552nd and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$7504

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591