Mosul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1544	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$202	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$4224
😷 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 73% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 7820th and 1380th ($596 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6552nd and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Mosul	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.42	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$242	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.21%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.59	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.32	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$10912

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$652
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$876
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$698
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$680
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$540
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$466
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$490
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$443
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$588
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$578
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$636
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$570
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$675
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$581
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$605
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$615
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$481
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$425
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$580
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$844
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$640
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$600
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$538
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$655
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$907
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$762

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137