Mosul vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$3350
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$7781
🏠 One person rent	$196	$2159
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$3818
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$7152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	45	94
🏙️ Population	1.79M	690K

The cost of living in Mosul is 83% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 8282nd and 74th ($565 vs $3350) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 56th 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 2.1 months in Washington. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 7239th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mosul	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$4205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$3379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	6.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$8429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$3.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$4.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$4.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$1892
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$24903

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3031
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2913
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2769
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$3016
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2367
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2803
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2596
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2377
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2801
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2508
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2608
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3338
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2695
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2856
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2379
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2793
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2862
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2484
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2341
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2224
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2318
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1977
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3012
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2275
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2037
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2252
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2088