Mosul vs Sanaa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sanaa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$550
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1377
🏠 One person rent
$202
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$486
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$60.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
35
😀 Quality of life
45
19
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.96M

The cost of living in Mosul is 9% more expensive than in Sanaa. Cities ranked 7820th and 8269th ($596 vs $550) 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 6552nd and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sanaa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$591
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
12.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$908
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$5.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$6.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$80.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$2963

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Sayyan
$491
92 km or 57 mi Dhamar
$491
147 km or 92 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
154 km or 96 mi Ibb
$504
159 km or 99 mi Zabid
$489
182 km or 113 mi Sa'dah
$488
198 km or 123 mi Taiz
$514
238 km or 148 mi Najran
$934
297 km or 185 mi Aden
$509
367 km or 228 mi Abha
$915
389 km or 242 mi Obock
$553
433 km or 269 mi Djibouti City
$584
465 km or 289 mi Bareq
$895
493 km or 307 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
512 km or 318 mi Massawa
$492
512 km or 318 mi Dikhil
$554
538 km or 334 mi Mukalla
$491
544 km or 338 mi Bisha
$895
550 km or 342 mi Mekelle
$686
567 km or 352 mi Asmara
$524
580 km or 361 mi Mendefera
$490
586 km or 364 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
612 km or 381 mi Borama
$527
618 km or 384 mi Keren
$491
643 km or 400 mi Hargeisa
$684
681 km or 423 mi Dessie
$814
684 km or 425 mi Jijiga
$671
689 km or 428 mi Dire Dawa
$667
708 km or 440 mi Harar
$626
788 km or 490 mi Gondar
$946
818 km or 508 mi Mecca
$940
836 km or 520 mi Kassala
$988
847 km or 526 mi Bahir Dar
$799
869 km or 540 mi Jeddah
$1123
879 km or 546 mi Port Sudan
$1096
920 km or 572 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
959 km or 596 mi El-Gadarif
$935
1067 km or 663 mi Riyadh
$1586
1072 km or 666 mi Salalah
$806
1114 km or 693 mi Awasa
$810