Mosul vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$196
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.25M

The cost of living in Mosul is 63% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8282nd and 3851st ($565 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 7239th and 367th 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
$3.9
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469