Mosul vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$202
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
61
😀 Quality of life
45
79
🏙️ Population
1.79M
605K

The cost of living in Mosul is 49% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7820th and 4672nd ($596 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Latvia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6552nd and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Riga

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Mosul Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$5.18
 Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$10.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$13962

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363