Mosul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2606
🏠 One person rent
$202
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$83.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1389
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
69
😀 Quality of life
45
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 43% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7820th and 5350th ($596 vs $1043) 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 1.3 months in Sofia. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 6552nd and 707th 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
$3.42
$9.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$39.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
3.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$3253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$66.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$556
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$7369

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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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$712
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$876
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$610
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$943
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$706
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$684
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$770
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$743
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$571
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$589
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$640
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$634
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$529
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$589
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$549
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$785
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$661
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1043
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$912
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$744
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$693
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$521
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$661
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$641
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$545
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$631
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$947
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$663
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1055
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$668
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1086
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$692
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$737
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$624
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$985
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$685
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$668