Mosul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$196
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
59
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
595K

The cost of living in Mosul is 55% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8282nd and 4631st ($565 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Iraq and Latvia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 7239th and 657th 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
$3.9
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$18197

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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

Cities near Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391