Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$2091
🏠 One person rent
$196
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
43
😀 Quality of life
52
61
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 32% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7926th and 6373rd ($588 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6491st and 5856th 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
$3.41
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$769
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$656
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$46
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$70.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$1651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$1.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$4.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$167
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$6621

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$838
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$676
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$735
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$725
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$912
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$631
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$986
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$659
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$541
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$629
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1365
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$655
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$638
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$642
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$518
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$785
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$748
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$652
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$614
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$654
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$580
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$548
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$564
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$589
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$480
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$546
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$484
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$615
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$470
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$553
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$411
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$694
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$597
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1029
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$439
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$600