Mosul vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$204	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1337
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	36	18
😀 Quality of life	45	60
🏙️ Population	1.79M	932K

The cost of living in Mosul is 63% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 7691st and 3004th ($597 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th in Iraq and Spain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6539th and 5171st 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	$3.4	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291