Mosul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2787
🏠 One person rent
$204
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$924
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1303
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
605K

The cost of living in Mosul is 46% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7691st and 4764th ($597 vs $1113) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6539th and 596th 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
$3.4
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.24
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$13840

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$646
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1299
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$933
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$804
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$835
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$840
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$953
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$983
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$950
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$869
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1064
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1064
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$933
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$936
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$843
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$953
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$761
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$847
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1045
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1150
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$969
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1261
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$882
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$467
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1414
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1219
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$899
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1016
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$973
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$741
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1441
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$952
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1509
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1273
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$953
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1816
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1879
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1025
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1220