Mosul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$193
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1229
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
40
71
😀 Quality of life
58
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.21M

The cost of living in Mosul is 56% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8086th and 4516th ($585 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.9 months in Sofia. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6125th and 995th 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
$3.39
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$11223

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784