Mosul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$998
🏠 One person rent
$196
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
45
43
🏙️ Population
1.79M
115K

The cost of living in Mosul is 37% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8282nd and 8941st ($565 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Iraq and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 7239th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$600

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274