Mosul vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$196	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$1591
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	40	19
😀 Quality of life	45	68
🏙️ Population	1.79M	955K

The cost of living in Mosul is 68% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 8282nd and 3058th ($565 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 14th in Iraq and Spain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 7239th and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Tenerife

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	Mosul	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$7249

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469