Mosul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$204
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
72
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7691st and 2911th ($597 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6539th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.88
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$10598

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$646
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529