Mosul vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$204	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	38
😀 Quality of life	45	86
🏙️ Population	1.79M	549K

The cost of living in Mosul is 64% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7691st and 2883rd ($597 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 110th in Iraq and Canada, respectively. Check Iraq vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6539th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Quebec City

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	Mosul	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6012

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732