Mosul vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$202
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
36
71
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
1.79M
7.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 62% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7820th and 3292nd ($596 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6552nd and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$10359

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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

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489