Al Ain vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$560
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$470
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
37
36
😀 Quality of life
79
45
🏙️ Population
767K
1.79M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 76% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5284th and 7820th ($1050 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 23rd in the United Arab Emirates and Iraq, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 600th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$3176

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$1768
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$1603
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$1630
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$786
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$994
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$1110
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$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
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$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
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$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
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$556
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$1226
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$520
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$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
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$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
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$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
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$831
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$806
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$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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Distance City Cost of living
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$652
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$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
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$655
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$907
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$762