Mosul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$196
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
5
😀 Quality of life
52
42
🏙️ Population
1.79M
115K

The cost of living in Mosul is 40% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7926th and 8940th ($588 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Bhutan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6491st and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$653

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289