Mosul vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$186
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
1.69M
527K

The cost of living in Mosul is 27% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8077th and 6533rd ($555 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 0.8 months in Skopje. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 6552nd and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$4244

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116