Mosul vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$7212
🏠 One person rent
$202
$1829
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$3413
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$707
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$6392
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
80
😀 Quality of life
45
92
🏙️ Population
1.79M
737K

The cost of living in Mosul is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7820th and 206th ($596 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 168th in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6552nd and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Seattle

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Mosul Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$8.02
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$183
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$28179

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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
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2512
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3091
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2301
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3229
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2784
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2489
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2743
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2821
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2655
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2512
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2769
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2491
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2819
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2692
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2449
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2515
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2619
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2172
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2569
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2348
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2655
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2774
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2417
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2576
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2307
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2534
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263