cost
Cost of Living Index
Erbil
70.1
city
Mosul
46.9
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
Mosul wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to Erbil.
cost
Erbil
70.1
city
Mosul
46.9
city
safety
Erbil
52.8
city
Mosul
58.1
city
housing
Erbil
$2,551
city
Mosul
$2,688
city
jobs
Erbil
$1,156/mo
city
Mosul
$1,810/mo
city
health
Erbil
89.9
city
Mosul
88
city
environment
Erbil
30.4 ug/m3
city
Mosul
30.2 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
Erbil
220 Mbps
city
Mosul
242 Mbps
city
demographics
Erbil
3.3%
city
Mosul
2.2%
city
economy
Erbil
$959/mo
city
Mosul
$4,408/mo
city
economy
Erbil
14.0%
city
Mosul
8.7%
city
education
Erbil
79.4
city
Mosul
59.8
city
environment
Erbil
29.9 ug/m3
city
Mosul
30.9 ug/m3
city
environment
Erbil
55.5
city
Mosul
66.7
city
health
Erbil
77.3 years
city
Mosul
74.1 years
city
health
Erbil
35.8%
city
Mosul
31.4%
city
housing
Erbil
$2,683/mo
city
Mosul
$2,666/mo
city
housing
Erbil
7.8x
city
Mosul
7.2x
city
housing
Erbil
$9,631/sqm
city
Mosul
$8,924/sqm
city
jobs
Erbil
12.3%
city
Mosul
13.0%
city
quality
Erbil
5.5
city
Mosul
6.8
city
religion
Erbil
38.8%
city
Mosul
27.5%
city
religion
Erbil
59.2%
city
Mosul
74.2%
city
religion
Erbil
35.4%
city
Mosul
31.7%
city
safety
Erbil
48.5 per 100k
city
Mosul
46.8 per 100k
city
safety
Erbil
31.8 per 100k
city
Mosul
31.6 per 100k
city
transport
Erbil
59.9
city
Mosul
59.6
city