Johannesburg vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1427
🏠 One person rent	$485	$196
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$320
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	74	36
😀 Quality of life	62	52
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.79M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 84% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5031st and 7926th ($1082 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in South Africa and Iraq, respectively. Check South Africa vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 5648th and 6491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Mosul

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	Johannesburg	Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$2691

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768