Mosul vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$204	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	36	92
😀 Quality of life	45	86
🏙️ Population	1.79M	2.75M

The cost of living in Mosul is 65% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7691st and 2624th ($597 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Italy, respectively. Check Iraq vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6539th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Rome

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	Mosul	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$9864

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201