Mosul vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$6532
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
80
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
1.79M
737K

The cost of living in Mosul is 81% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 8086th and 142nd ($585 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6125th and 32nd 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
$3.39
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$28950

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2717
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$2778
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2604
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3559
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2702
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2737
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2915
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2739
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2677
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2734
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2475
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2814
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2717
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2656
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2674
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2325
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2641
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2519
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2720
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2828
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2582
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2628
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2362
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2584
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2558
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2710
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2539
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2747
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2173