Mosul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$186
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
69
😀 Quality of life
46
76
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.38M

The cost of living in Mosul is 42% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8077th and 5668th ($555 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Iraq and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6552nd and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Sofia

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Mosul Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$7940

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619