Mosul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$193
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
40
5
😀 Quality of life
58
45
🏙️ Population
1.79M
115K

The cost of living in Mosul is 42% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8086th and 8957th ($585 vs $412) 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 6125th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Thimphu

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Mosul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$633

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285