Mosul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1934
🏠 One person rent
$202
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$924
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
46
😀 Quality of life
45
59
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Mosul is 27% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7820th and 6379th ($596 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6552nd and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$3144

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$593
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$705
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$695
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$641
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$707
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$658
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1076
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1251
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$802
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1161
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$697
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1146
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1302
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1046
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$895
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1240
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$566
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1035
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1282
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1191
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$663
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$692
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1053
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$890
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1040
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1204
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$737
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1100
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1059
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$852
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1045
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$618
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$851
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1265
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$999
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$661
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$761
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$797