Mosul vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$546
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1370
🏠 One person rent
$204
$239
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$401
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
45
35
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mosul is 9% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7691st and 8272nd ($597 vs $546) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sanaa ranked 1st in Yemen, while ranked 6539th and 7504th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$355
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
12.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1713
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$6.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$12.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$59.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$79.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$2809

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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
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$481
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$486
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$496
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$482
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$482
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$507
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$937
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$503
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$910
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$540
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$571
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$902
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$542
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$486
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$542
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$484
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$905
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$662
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$520
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$487
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$518
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$488
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$660
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$838
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$764
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$756
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$718
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$897
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$979
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$1006
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$752
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1146
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1003
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$943
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1637
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$809
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$886