Mosul vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$446
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1030
🏠 One person rent
$196
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$297
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$170
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$147
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mosul is 27% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8282nd and 8874th ($565 vs $446) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Iraq and Pakistan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.3 months in Rawalpindi. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 7239th and 6631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Rawalpindi

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Mosul Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$1.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$178
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$73.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$134
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
22.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$9.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$3.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$11.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$2.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$43.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$806

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$496
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$371
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$280
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$373
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$253
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$373
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$335
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$394
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$321
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$344
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$391
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$382
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$313
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$286
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$309
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$393
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$332
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$396
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$359
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$450
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$381
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$306
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$379
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$339
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$397
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$371
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$438
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$340
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$346
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$456
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$504
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$401
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$350
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$391
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$440
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$447
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$252