Mosul vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$202
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$444
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
36
22
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.99M

The cost of living in Mosul is 5% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 7820th and 8124th ($596 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 98th in Iraq and Turkey, respectively. Check Iraq vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 2.3 months in Urfa. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Urfa ranked 25th in Turkey, while ranked 6552nd and 6486th 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
$3.42
$4.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$33.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
27.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$1486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$6.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$3.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$4.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$2.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$5.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$22.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$49.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$1501

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$652
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$876
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$698
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$680
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$575
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$540
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$498
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$466
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$490
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$443
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$588
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$578
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$636
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$552
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$570
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$675
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$581
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$667
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$605
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$615
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$597
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$611
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$425
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$844
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$640
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$600
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$538
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$560
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$651
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$600
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$523
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$473
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$605
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$479
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$570
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$640
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$611
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$527
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$622
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$600
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$541
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$522
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$535
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$588
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$443
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$534
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$624
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$433
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$516
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$540
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$590
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$596
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$450
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$576
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$580
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$510
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$578
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$680
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$450
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$578
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$580
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$575
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$705