Mosul vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1544	$2441
🏠 One person rent	$202	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1086
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$781
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	28
😀 Quality of life	45	50
🏙️ Population	1.79M	431K

The cost of living in Mosul is 29% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 7820th and 6296th ($596 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Namibia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.9 months in Windhoek. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 6552nd and 6223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Windhoek

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	Mosul	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$46.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$242	$1113
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$52.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.21%	11.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$6.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.59	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$35.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.32	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$5452

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Cities near Mosul

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$779
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$833
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$818
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$832
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$807
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$790
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$766
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$761
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$741
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$654
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$690
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$692
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$718
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$809
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$600
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$663
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$859
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$554
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$670
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$585
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$652
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$848
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$774
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$971
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$874
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$997
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$736
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$909
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$838
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$705
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$822