Mosul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Mosul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$555	$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1363	$2664
🏠 One person rent	$186	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$317	$881
🍽️ Food expenses	$200	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$456	$460
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	46	64
🏙️ Population	1.69M	12.4M

The cost of living in Mosul is 47% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8077th and 5031st ($555 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Iraq and Brazil, respectively. Check Iraq vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6552nd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Sao Paulo

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	Mosul	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.8	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.8	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.34	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$131	$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$81.3	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$256	$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$171	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.1	$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.5	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.84%	10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$366	$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.4	$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.53	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.65	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.98	$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.08	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.52	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.65	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.61	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.63	$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19.4	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$19	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.6	$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$119	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$996	$12031

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$626
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$864
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$668
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$653
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$569
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$535
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$535
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$440
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$465
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$395
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$582
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$565
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$649
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$409
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$461
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$736
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$603
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$499
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$585
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$684
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$538
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$580
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$618
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$557
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$587
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$548
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$654
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$532
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$438
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$386
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$571
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$692
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$733
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$604
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$519
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$658
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$719
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$766

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659