Mosul vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$204	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4298
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	36	75
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.79M	459K

The cost of living in Mosul is 76% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 7691st and 866th ($597 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 797th in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6539th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Virginia Beach

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	Mosul	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777