Mosul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$204	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4114
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	36	81
😀 Quality of life	45	91
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.43M

The cost of living in Mosul is 71% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7691st and 1745th ($597 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1531st in Iraq and the United States, respectively. Check Iraq vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 6539th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mosul	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.4	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133