Mosul vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mosul	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1425	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$193	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$482	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	40	87
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8086th and 8th ($585 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6125th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs San Jose, United States

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	Mosul	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.39	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.08	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$193	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$802	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$927	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.62	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.91	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.66	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.57	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.9	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$197	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2771	$23160

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$616
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$831
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$648
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$390
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$583
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$582
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$566
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$502
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$413
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$437
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$476
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$581
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$588
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$633
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$485
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$503
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$657
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$545
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$568
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$575
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$681
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$495
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$493
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$494
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$498
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$568
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$511
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$499
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$404
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$566
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$506
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$550
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$597
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$669
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$489
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$771

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212