Mosul vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$204
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
36
5
😀 Quality of life
45
34
🏙️ Population
1.79M
115K

The cost of living in Mosul is 41% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7691st and 8915th ($597 vs $422) 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 6539th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$666

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300