Mosul vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2203
🏠 One person rent
$202
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$774
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$266
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
96
😀 Quality of life
45
60
🏙️ Population
1.79M
8.69M

The cost of living in Mosul is 25% less expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 7820th and 6443rd ($596 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th 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 0.3 months in Tehran. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 6552nd and 5234th 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
$3.42
$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$447
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$10
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$15.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$6.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
24.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1515
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$2.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$120
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$135
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$1838

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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 Tehran

Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$722
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$720
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$716
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$706
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$706
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$693
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$708
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$689
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$675
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$696
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$690
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$699
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$701
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$741
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$697
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$673
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$693
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$659
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$550
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$615
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$542
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$472
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$627
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$468
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$564
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$670
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$607
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$575
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$578
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$462
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$559
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$453
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$470
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$474
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$689
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$513
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$554
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$518
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$603
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$564