Mosul vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$193
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mosul is 60% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8086th and 4144th ($585 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th 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 1.7 months in Sharjah. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6125th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Sharjah

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Mosul Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492