Mosul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$186
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
46
74
🏙️ Population
1.69M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 66% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8077th and 2922nd ($555 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.6 months in Riyadh. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6552nd and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$9649

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561