Mosul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mosul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1427	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$196	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$320	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$195	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$485	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	52	69
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 44% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7926th and 5192nd ($588 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6491st and 4142nd 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	$3.41	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.17	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$143	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$262	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.1	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.42%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$810	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$921	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.52	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.45	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.69	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.94	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.34	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$12.4	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2691	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666