Mosul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$193
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$744
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
47
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Mosul is 39% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8086th and 5994th ($585 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6125th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$3948

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923