Lahore vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lahore Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$406
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1031
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$161
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.3
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$470
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
69
36
😀 Quality of life
46
45
🏙️ Population
11.1M
1.79M

The cost of living in Lahore is 32% less expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 8968th and 7820th ($406 vs $596) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Pakistan and Iraq, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Lahore compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Lahore ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 6453rd and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lahore vs Mosul

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Lahore Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.33
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.33
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.6
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$186
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.3
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$661
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$588
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.18
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.71
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.72
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.52
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.05
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.02
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.82
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.56
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.5
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.7
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$33.4
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1046
$3176

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$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338

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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