Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1544	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$202	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$1015
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$408
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	36	43
😀 Quality of life	45	55
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 34% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 7820th and 6109th ($596 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Iraq and Mongolia, respectively. Check Iraq vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6552nd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Mosul	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$242	$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.21%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.59	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.32	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27	$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$7750

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Cities near Mosul

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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$875
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$568
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$741
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$575
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$617
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$629
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1005
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$677
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$684
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$581
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$644
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1380
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$676
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$646
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$637
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$447
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$806
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$729
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$605
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$648
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$602
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$561
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$619
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$574
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$573
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$601
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$603
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$515
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$628
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$502
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$577
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$589
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$760
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$537
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$623
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1067
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$629
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$594