Mosul vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$354
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$765
🏠 One person rent
$186
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$343
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$90
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$109
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
36
😀 Quality of life
46
17
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.48M

The cost of living in Mosul is 57% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 8077th and 9080th ($555 vs $354) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 5th in Iraq and Nigeria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.3 months in Onitsha. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Onitsha ranked 14th in Nigeria, while ranked 6552nd and 9077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$1.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$7.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$1.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.43
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$0.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$5.82
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$8.94
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
17.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$9.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$0.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$2.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$0.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$1.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$1.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$27.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$50.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$704

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Owerri
$507
84 km or 52 mi Enugu
$290
105 km or 65 mi Umuahia
$330
130 km or 81 mi Benin
$315
133 km or 83 mi Aba
$233
135 km or 84 mi Warri
$351
159 km or 99 mi Port Harcourt
$327
174 km or 108 mi Owo
$272
213 km or 132 mi Akure
$243
218 km or 135 mi Calabar
$237
236 km or 147 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
284 km or 177 mi Ife
$250
303 km or 188 mi Osogbo
$310
331 km or 205 mi Abuja
$288
341 km or 212 mi Kumba
$860
345 km or 214 mi Ibadan
$262
347 km or 216 mi Malabo
$990
351 km or 218 mi Buea
$587
358 km or 222 mi Ilorin
$314
360 km or 224 mi Limbe
$683
365 km or 227 mi Oyo
$407
375 km or 233 mi Bamenda
$436
375 km or 233 mi Lagos
$448
384 km or 239 mi Minna
$313
395 km or 245 mi Abeokuta
$826
400 km or 248 mi Douala
$1300
409 km or 254 mi Bafoussam
$761
462 km or 287 mi Porto-Novo
$697
478 km or 297 mi Jos
$269
483 km or 300 mi Cotonou
$732
490 km or 304 mi Kaduna
$210
518 km or 322 mi Save
$676
541 km or 336 mi Abomey
$677
554 km or 344 mi Zaria
$265
571 km or 355 mi Bauchi
$272
582 km or 362 mi Bata
$1242
584 km or 363 mi Yaounde
$567
615 km or 382 mi Lome
$678
643 km or 399 mi Atakpame
$617