Mosul vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$186
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$271
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
46
😀 Quality of life
46
60
🏙️ Population
1.69M
276K

The cost of living in Mosul is 25% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8077th and 6609th ($555 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 6552nd and 5377th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1643
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$8.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$76.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$2962

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$545
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$672
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$645
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$604
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$661
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$585
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1030
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1302
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$742
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1120
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$681
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1040
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1134
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1028
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$816
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$957
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$503
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$945
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1048
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1116
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$517
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$704
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1004
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$849
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$967
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1172
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$733
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1025
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1013
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$670
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$989
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$664
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$558
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$835
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1219
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$913
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$691
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$719
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$737