Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$186
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$43.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$365
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
46
55
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 30% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8077th and 6405th ($555 vs $792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Iraq and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6552nd and 5931st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$1426
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$885
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$7.97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$5.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$4.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$5.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$63.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$80.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$5952

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$759
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$576
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$607
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$589
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$491
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$674
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$997
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$679
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$673
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1345
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$674
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$677
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$640
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$444
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$776
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$707
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$647
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$643
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$614
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$535
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$625
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$573
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$578
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$603
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$593
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$572
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$504
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$602
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$510
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$576
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$581
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$700
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$560
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$628
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1065
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$666
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$625