Mosul vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$204	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	45	62
🏙️ Population	1.79M	6.21M

The cost of living in Mosul is 35% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7691st and 5954th ($597 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 2nd in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6539th and 4857th 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	$3.4	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$10819

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562