Mosul vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2358
🏠 One person rent	$204	$566
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$724
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1728
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	15
😀 Quality of life	45	47
🏙️ Population	1.79M	886K

The cost of living in Mosul is 45% less expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 7691st and 4967th ($597 vs $1078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.6 months in Tabuk. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6539th and 6450th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Tabuk

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	Mosul	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$571
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$93.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1372
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$2.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$6.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$77
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$29.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$666
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$8574

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$809
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$381
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$1577
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$793
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$961
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$646
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$342
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$336
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$710
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$1716
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1680
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1471
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$1684
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$1686
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$813
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$762
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$1742
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$905
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$781
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$1732
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$994
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$640
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$996
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$552
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$1837
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$1811
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2123
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$1884
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$1891
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$272
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028