Mosul vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$204	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	27
😀 Quality of life	45	59
🏙️ Population	1.79M	687K

The cost of living in Mosul is 46% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7691st and 4828th ($597 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 120th in Iraq and Spain, respectively. Check Iraq vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 6539th and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Zaragoza

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	Mosul	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387