Mosul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$202
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
5
😀 Quality of life
45
50
🏙️ Population
1.79M
115K

The cost of living in Mosul is 54% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7820th and 9013th ($596 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6552nd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$691

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284