Mosul vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$799
🏠 One person rent
$186
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
67
😀 Quality of life
46
35
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mosul is 68% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8077th and 9155th ($555 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 6552nd and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282