Mosul vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1864
🏠 One person rent
$202
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$595
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$53.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
45
63
🏙️ Population
1.79M
527K

The cost of living in Mosul is 24% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 7820th and 6502nd ($596 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Iraq vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6552nd and 4654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$87.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$6.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$4291

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$589
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$641
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$549
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$571
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$545
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$661
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$685
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$645
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$521
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$529
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1053
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$676
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$712
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$692
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1086
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$743
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$936
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1086
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$852
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1046
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$792
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1072
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$943
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1043
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1050
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$787
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1045
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1035
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1076
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$808
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1036
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1059
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1043
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$989
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$657
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$895
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1191