Mosul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3118
🏠 One person rent
$193
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1623
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
59
😀 Quality of life
58
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
595K

The cost of living in Mosul is 53% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8086th and 4678th ($585 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Latvia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in Riga. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6125th and 668th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Riga

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Mosul Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.82
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$3224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$53.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$17597

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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

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1423
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1027
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$908
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$944
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$912
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$1001
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$903
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$1012
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$994
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1214
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1230
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1083
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$1003
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$952
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1060
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$853
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$890
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1232
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1279
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1106
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1461
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$947
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$720
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1683
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$907
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1448
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1021
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1133
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$919
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1606
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1111
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1579
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1108
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1990
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2062
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$399
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1184
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1406