Mosul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mosul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$597	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1537	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$204	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$429	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	45	65
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 39% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7691st and 5654th ($597 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6539th and 4281st 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	$3.4	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$1.57	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$105	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$246	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$315	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.11%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$363	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.81	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.64	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.71	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.64	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.58	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.9	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.56	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$26.9	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3104	$14254

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$646
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$854
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$688
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$672
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$578
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$574
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$575
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$508
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$458
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$476
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$457
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$589
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$573
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$641
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$676
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$615
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$582
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$600
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$680
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$531
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$606
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$536
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$533
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$621
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$536
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$468
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$419
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$573
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$659
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$603
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$574
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$659
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$553
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	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611