Mosul vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$196	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$1316
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	45	71
🏙️ Population	1.79M	5.65M

The cost of living in Mosul is 50% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8282nd and 4898th ($565 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 5th in Iraq and Russia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 7239th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Saint Petersburg

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	Mosul	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$13865

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597