Mosul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1933
🏠 One person rent
$204
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$794
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
47
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
1.79M
276K

The cost of living in Mosul is 25% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7691st and 6461st ($597 vs $796) 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 1 months in Sarajevo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6539th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$2856

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MosulSarajevo

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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
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$559
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$693
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$636
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$603
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$776
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1070
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1227
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$803
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1187
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$759
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1150
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1337
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1070
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1266
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$558
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$975
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1274
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1117
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$659
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$662
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1030
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$958
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1012
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1160
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$807
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1053
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$972
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$679
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$965
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$463
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$556
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$848
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1122
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1008
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$595
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$692
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$768