Mosul vs Nouakchott - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mosul	Nouakchott
🚶 Cost of living one person	$555	$618
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1363	$1551
🏠 One person rent	$186	$248
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$56.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$456	$670
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	36	14
😀 Quality of life	46	47
🏙️ Population	1.69M	1.08M

The cost of living in Mosul is 10% less expensive than in Nouakchott. Cities ranked 8077th and 7492nd ($555 vs $618) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Iraq and Mauritania, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mauritania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.1 months in Nouakchott. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Nouakchott ranked 1st in Mauritania, while ranked 6552nd and 6488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Nouakchott

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	Mosul	Nouakchott
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.3	$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$546
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$79.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.84%	13.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$3422
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$366	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$3.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$5.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$7.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.08	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$2.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.63	$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.6	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$82.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$996	$7061

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$626
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$864
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$668
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$569
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$535
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$535
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$440
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$465
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$395
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$582
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$565
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$649
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$409
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$461
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$603
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$499
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$684
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$538
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$618
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$557
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$587
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$548
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$438
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$386
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$571
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$692
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$733
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$604
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$519
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$658
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$719
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766

Cities near Nouakchott

Distance	City	Cost of living
175 km or 109 mi	Rosso	$584
234 km or 145 mi	Saint-Louis	$1061
275 km or 171 mi	Louga	$1070
380 km or 236 mi	Thies	$1009
398 km or 248 mi	Rufisque	$1067
404 km or 251 mi	Dakar	$1179
421 km or 262 mi	Fatick	$1068
438 km or 272 mi	Kaolack	$1081
518 km or 322 mi	Banjul	$441
527 km or 327 mi	Lamin	$486
540 km or 335 mi	Brikama	$556
587 km or 365 mi	Kolda	$1049
612 km or 380 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
672 km or 417 mi	Bafata	$778
693 km or 430 mi	Bissau	$799
877 km or 545 mi	Praia	$692
884 km or 549 mi	Assomada	$692
904 km or 562 mi	Boffa	$968
953 km or 592 mi	Mamou	$989
965 km or 600 mi	Mindelo	$749
978 km or 608 mi	Forecariah	$971
984 km or 611 mi	Conakry	$1024
1041 km or 647 mi	Banamba	$471
1047 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$518
1048 km or 651 mi	Laayoune	$536
1071 km or 665 mi	Koulikoro	$471
1094 km or 680 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1175
1107 km or 688 mi	Freetown	$751
1117 km or 694 mi	Kankan	$975
1119 km or 695 mi	Las Palmas	$1191
1135 km or 705 mi	Tenerife	$1659
1145 km or 712 mi	La Orotava	$1624
1151 km or 715 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1759
1155 km or 718 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1206
1157 km or 719 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1214
1159 km or 720 mi	Segou	$470
1166 km or 725 mi	Markala	$471
1175 km or 730 mi	Bougouni	$472
1179 km or 732 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1423
1203 km or 748 mi	Corralejo	$1499