Mosul vs Port Louis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Port Louis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$1973
🏠 One person rent	$204	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$637
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	35 km
🎓 Higher education	36	27
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	1.79M	149K

The cost of living in Mosul is 27% less expensive than in Port Louis. Cities ranked 7691st and 6387th ($597 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Mauritius, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mauritius comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.6 months in Port Louis. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Port Louis ranked 1st in Mauritius, while ranked 6539th and 4802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Port Louis

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	Mosul	Port Louis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$5.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$6.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$1131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$6.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$27.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$65.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$3884

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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 Port Louis

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bambous	$745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Triolet	$808
17 km or 10 mi	Curepipe	$712
21 km or 13 mi	Goodlands	$796
23 km or 14 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
33 km or 21 mi	Mahebourg	$785
210 km or 130 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
212 km or 132 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
214 km or 133 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
228 km or 142 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
237 km or 148 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
241 km or 149 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	La Possession	$1371
246 km or 153 mi	Le Port	$1400
248 km or 154 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
250 km or 156 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
256 km or 159 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
880 km or 546 mi	Toamasina	$447
1054 km or 655 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1094 km or 680 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1471 km or 914 mi	Toliara	$389
1543 km or 959 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1639 km or 1018 mi	Domoni	$1100
1742 km or 1083 mi	Victoria	$1495
1789 km or 1111 mi	Moroni	$1105
1895 km or 1178 mi	Nacala	$1150
1974 km or 1227 mi	Pemba	$1506
2011 km or 1249 mi	Nampula	$872
2180 km or 1355 mi	Quelimane	$675
2365 km or 1470 mi	Beira	$1003
2368 km or 1472 mi	Mulanje	$461
2404 km or 1494 mi	Zomba	$457
2426 km or 1508 mi	Blantyre	$507
2441 km or 1517 mi	Mangochi	$493
2463 km or 1530 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
2490 km or 1548 mi	Ntcheu	$492
2491 km or 1548 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
2504 km or 1556 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
2515 km or 1563 mi	Zanzibar	$552