Mosul vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$2200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1535	$4944
🏠 One person rent	$203	$1342
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4172
😷 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 7830th and 1368th ($596 vs $2200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1195th 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 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs San Antonio ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 6557th and 123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs San Antonio

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	Mosul	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.43	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.59	$5.52
🥤 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	$137	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$245	$2338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.1	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.33%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$812	$6064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$365	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.9	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.31	$6.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.63	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.56	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.48	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.6	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$1137
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3175	$11008

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$650
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$879
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$697
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$679
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$562
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$541
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$467
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$490
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$444
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$588
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$578
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$638
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$520
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$554
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$567
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$626
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$673
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$582
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$669
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$605
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$615
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$589
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$599
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$613
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$567
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$482
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$425
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$582
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$844
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$638
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$605
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$538
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$654
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$907
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$761

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2163
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2149
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2181
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2230
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2079
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2491
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2237
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2208
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2155
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2187
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2227
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2092
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2069
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2026
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2185
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1874
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2018
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1889
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1761
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2226
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2163
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2147
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2720
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2059
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2691
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2243
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2096
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1790
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2079
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2146