Mosul vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$196
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$1061
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
36
70
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 53% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7926th and 4611th ($588 vs $1244) 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 6491st and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777