Mosul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$196
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
36
73
😀 Quality of life
52
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 64% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7926th and 3418th ($588 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6491st and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$18.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463