Mosul vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$204	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	36	19
😀 Quality of life	45	75
🏙️ Population	1.79M	630K

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7691st and 4672nd ($597 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 122nd in Iraq and Italy, respectively. Check Iraq vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 6539th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Palermo

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	Mosul	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$9746

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159