Mosul vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$3205
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$6762
🏠 One person rent
$196
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$2956
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$904
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$4423
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
53
😀 Quality of life
45
88
🏙️ Population
1.79M
139K

The cost of living in Mosul is 82% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8282nd and 119th ($565 vs $3205) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Iraq and Iceland, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 7239th and 258th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Reykjavik

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Mosul Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$28.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$97.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$20
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$13.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$6.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2129
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$3328
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$2660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$52.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$80.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
8.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$7748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$6175
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$4.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$6.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$24.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$44.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$23.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$5.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$90.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$47.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$178
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$30029

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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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3092
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3106
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2581
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2921
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2017
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2005
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1523
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1646
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1647
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1806
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1640
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1835
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1885
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1842
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2114
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1593
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1763
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1704
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1878
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1750
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1831
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1586
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1760
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2295
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1878
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1485
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1923
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$2021
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$3003
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$2264
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1456
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2508
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$2101
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1944
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2518
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2336