Mosul vs Vientiane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Vientiane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2803
🏠 One person rent	$204	$769
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$1561
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	13
😀 Quality of life	45	36
🏙️ Population	1.79M	948K

The cost of living in Mosul is 49% less expensive than in Vientiane. Cities ranked 7691st and 4590th ($597 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 3rd in Iraq and Laos, respectively. Check Iraq vs Laos comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.2 months in Vientiane. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Vientiane ranked 1st in Laos, while ranked 6539th and 7436th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Vientiane

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	Mosul	Vientiane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$784
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$697
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$3.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$9354

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Vientiane

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Udon Thani	$543
109 km or 68 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
172 km or 107 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
220 km or 136 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
241 km or 150 mi	Thakhek	$1161
279 km or 173 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
336 km or 209 mi	Vinh	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
352 km or 219 mi	Ha Tinh	$558
363 km or 225 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
363 km or 225 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
388 km or 241 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
392 km or 243 mi	Thanh Hoa	$563
392 km or 244 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
427 km or 265 mi	Dong Hoi	$500
463 km or 288 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
465 km or 289 mi	Pai	$633
475 km or 295 mi	Viet Tri	$592
480 km or 298 mi	Thai Binh	$513
480 km or 298 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
481 km or 299 mi	Hanoi	$647
487 km or 303 mi	Jinghong	$604
489 km or 304 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
491 km or 305 mi	Rangsit	$595
503 km or 313 mi	Sa Pa	$553
504 km or 313 mi	Pak Kret	$715
507 km or 315 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
508 km or 316 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
512 km or 318 mi	Hai Duong	$554
519 km or 323 mi	Bangkok	$941
527 km or 328 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
528 km or 328 mi	Thai Nguyen	$570
529 km or 329 mi	Siem Reap	$644
530 km or 329 mi	Haiphong	$591
530 km or 330 mi	Lat Luang	$753
535 km or 333 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
540 km or 336 mi	Hpa-an	$610
545 km or 338 mi	Battambang	$573
553 km or 344 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
555 km or 345 mi	Hue	$393