Mosul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$193
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
40
70
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8086th and 3529th ($585 vs $1632) 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6125th and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Riyadh

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Mosul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$9443

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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 Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487