Mosul vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$196	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.02M

The cost of living in Mosul is 73% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8282nd and 1688th ($565 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 22nd in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 7239th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Ottawa

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	Mosul	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$17263

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875