Mosul vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$8537
🏠 One person rent
$204
$2719
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$4421
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$804
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$7528
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
36
97
😀 Quality of life
45
96
🏙️ Population
1.79M
874K

The cost of living in Mosul is 85% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 7691st and 7th ($597 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.9 months in San Francisco. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6539th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$20590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$2968
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2888
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$2974
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3195
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2929
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3183
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3004
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3226
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$2999
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3269
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2963
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3997
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3678
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2747
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3466
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2888
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2840
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3657
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2811
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$3041
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3344
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2932
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3649
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2780
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3785
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2816
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3002
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$3045
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2412
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3115
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2767
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2778
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3326
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3286
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$3060
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3059
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3752