Mosul vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2090
🏠 One person rent	$196	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$291
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	40	31
😀 Quality of life	45	59
🏙️ Population	1.79M	120K

The cost of living in Mosul is 33% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 8282nd and 6606th ($565 vs $839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Iraq and Thailand, respectively. Check Iraq vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 7239th and 6029th 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	$3.9	$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$9.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$599
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$90.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$2563
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$1488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$2.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$7.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$3.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$13971

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$809
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$724
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$794
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$996
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$787
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$762
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$616
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$718
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$601
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$567
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$735
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$582
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$776
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$564
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$668
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$601
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$530
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508