Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$204	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	36	43
😀 Quality of life	45	56
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7691st and 6004th ($597 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6539th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Mosul	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$6410

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Cities near Mosul

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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598