Mosul vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1380
🏠 One person rent
$202
$248
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$472
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$352
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
36
72
😀 Quality of life
45
62
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 7% more expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 7820th and 8199th ($596 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 20th in Iraq and Indonesia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.6 months in Surabaya. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 6552nd and 4937th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$2.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$21.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2011
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$3.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$23.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$2.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$94.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$5075

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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

Cities near Surabaya

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Mojokerto
$512
48 km or 30 mi Pasuruan
$495
73 km or 45 mi Batu
$427
77 km or 48 mi Probolinggo
$518
83 km or 51 mi Malang
$388
102 km or 63 mi Kediri
$487
115 km or 71 mi Blitar
$470
141 km or 87 mi Madiun
$507
215 km or 133 mi Surakarta
$434
247 km or 153 mi Salatiga
$447
258 km or 160 mi Semarang
$550
269 km or 167 mi Yogyakarta
$453
286 km or 177 mi Bali
$1121
311 km or 194 mi Ubud
$892
315 km or 196 mi Denpasar
$530
340 km or 211 mi Pekalongan
$506
400 km or 249 mi Tegal
$512
401 km or 249 mi Mataram
$380
414 km or 257 mi Cilacap
$508
464 km or 288 mi Banjar
$517
464 km or 288 mi Cirebon
$551
476 km or 296 mi Banjarbaru
$488
481 km or 299 mi Banjarmasin
$503
501 km or 311 mi Tasikmalaya
$401
572 km or 355 mi Bandung
$571
575 km or 357 mi Palangka Raya
$505
576 km or 358 mi Cimahi
$530
642 km or 399 mi Sukabumi
$596
644 km or 400 mi Bekasi
$541
659 km or 410 mi Bogor
$553
660 km or 410 mi Depok
$419
661 km or 411 mi Jakarta
$757
672 km or 418 mi Bima
$601
673 km or 418 mi South Tangerang
$577
685 km or 425 mi Tangerang
$605
738 km or 459 mi Serang
$524
756 km or 470 mi Cilegon
$522
774 km or 481 mi Makassar
$524
820 km or 510 mi Balikpapan
$638
842 km or 523 mi Parepare
$515