Mosul vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$204
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
36
20
😀 Quality of life
45
45
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mosul is 29% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7691st and 8801st ($597 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Libya, respectively. Check Iraq vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6539th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Tripoli

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Mosul Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.57
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$1187

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$349

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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
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058