Mosul vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$700
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$1924
🏠 One person rent
$186
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$681
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
46
61
🏙️ Population
1.69M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mosul is 21% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 8077th and 6811th ($555 vs $700) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 11th in Iraq and Iran, respectively. Check Iraq vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6552nd and 5288th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Tehran

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Mosul Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$0.8
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$840
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$10.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$16.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$7.89
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
23.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$1382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$2.79
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$7.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$1.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$17
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$1.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$34.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$1883

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

Cities near Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$655
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$653
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$655
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$651
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$655
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$636
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$653
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$633
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$619
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$647
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$636
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$651
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$654
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$693
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$650
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$616
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$647
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$616
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$519
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$583
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$546
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$454
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$595
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$434
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$533
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$640
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$558
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$561
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$547
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$456
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$530
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$656
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$436
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$451
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$661
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$502
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$561
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$511
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$576
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$569