Mosul vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$401
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$204
$150
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$170
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
36
68
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mosul is 49% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 7691st and 8953rd ($597 vs $401) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th 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 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Rawalpindi ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6539th and 6500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$58
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$63.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
19.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$9.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$6.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$1.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$0.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$12.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$2.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$10.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$37.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$1075

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$442
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$382
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$354
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$366
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$355
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$273
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$364
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$373
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$346
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$354
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$458
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$281
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$287
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$389
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$321
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$374
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$306
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$411
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$303
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$342
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$305
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$383
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$355
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$366
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$300
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$358
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$386
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$474
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$361
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$356
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$441
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$392
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$389
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$369
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$272