Mosul vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$989
🏠 One person rent
$193
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$181
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
40
69
😀 Quality of life
58
51
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.1M

The cost of living in Mosul is 37% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8086th and 8928th ($585 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 6125th and 6598th 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
$3.39
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$425
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$265