Mosul vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1314
🏠 One person rent
$186
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$59.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$376
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
46
23
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mosul is 6% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 8077th and 8335th ($555 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Iraq and Yemen, respectively. Check Iraq vs Yemen comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.7 months in Sanaa. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6552nd and 8884th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$857
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$7.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$56.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$84.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$2959

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

Cities near Sanaa

Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$467
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$470
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$481
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$466
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$467
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$490
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$1047
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$486
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$923
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$522
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$551
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$920
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$467
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$524
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$468
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$938
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$800
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$498
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$466
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$602
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$466
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$815
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$820
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$702
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$705
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$676
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$885
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$1032
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1061
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$883
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1100
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1361
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$923
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$959
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1642
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$844
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$840