Mosul vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$202
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
36
65
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mosul is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7820th and 3679th ($596 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th in Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6552nd and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$5054

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507