Mosul vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$196	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$4239
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	74
😀 Quality of life	45	88
🏙️ Population	1.79M	459K

The cost of living in Mosul is 77% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8282nd and 978th ($565 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 841st 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 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 7239th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mosul	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$16143

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Cities near Mosul

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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769