Mosul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$204	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$461
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	36	31
😀 Quality of life	45	54
🏙️ Population	1.79M	120K

The cost of living in Mosul is 24% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7691st and 6518th ($597 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Iraq and Thailand, respectively. Check Iraq vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 6539th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Pattaya

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	Mosul	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508