Mosul vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$204	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	36	82
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.79M	468K

The cost of living in Mosul is 75% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7691st and 972nd ($597 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 892nd in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6539th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Raleigh

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	Mosul	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682