Mosul vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$196
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$859
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
40
22
😀 Quality of life
45
51
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mosul is 3% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8282nd and 8147th ($565 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 101st in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 7239th and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Urfa

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Mosul Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$9341

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756