Mosul vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mosul	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$565	$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1365	$2561
🏠 One person rent	$196	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$856
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$483	$550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	95
😀 Quality of life	45	72
🏙️ Population	1.79M	6.21M

The cost of living in Mosul is 48% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8282nd and 5029th ($565 vs $1095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 7239th and 2767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Mosul	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.1	$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$1.35	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$268	$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$188	$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.4	$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.9	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.27%	11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$935	$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.46	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.72	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.89	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.34	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.57	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.1	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.33	$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.7	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$29.2	$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$196	$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3161	$12842

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$625
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$844
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$662
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$384
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$590
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$588
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$580
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$516
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$393
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$409
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$490
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$579
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$601
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$497
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$476
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$658
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$527
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$580
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$586
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$640
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$436
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$432
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$596
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$436
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$438
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$449
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$521
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$374
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$444
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$608
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$609
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$575
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$670
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$429
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$754

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$824
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$651
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$688
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$858
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$617
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$805
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$623
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$488
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$607
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$586
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$737
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$531
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$562
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$655
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$668
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$686
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$729
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$634
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$696
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$566
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$584
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$567
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$663
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$576
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$671
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$667
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$670
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$684
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$610
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$695
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$711
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$577
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$884
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$634