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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mosul	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1427	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$196	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$320	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	87
😀 Quality of life	52	93
🏙️ Population	1.79M	1.01M

The cost of living in Mosul is 85% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7926th and 6th ($588 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6491st and 88th 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	$3.41	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.17	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.4	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.42%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$921	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2691	$22302

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$619
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$845
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$656
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$402
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$591
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$589
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$577
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$507
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$409
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$433
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$464
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$587
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$596
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$504
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$585
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$583
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$492
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$489
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$587
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$492
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$497
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$582
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$509
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$402
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$502
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$610
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$573
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$672
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$768

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254