Mosul vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mosul	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1544	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$202	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$427	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$470	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	45	63
🏙️ Population	1.79M	11.5M

The cost of living in Mosul is 41% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7820th and 5616th ($596 vs $1012) 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 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6552nd and 4573rd 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	$3.42	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.11	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.53	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.58	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$136	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$104	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$242	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$317	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.2	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	15.21%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$803	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$371	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.74	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.73	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.33	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.67	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.59	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.52	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.32	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$27	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3176	$13135

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Cities near Mosul

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Duhok	$652
82 km or 51 mi	Erbil	$876
95 km or 59 mi	Zakho	$698
111 km or 69 mi	Sinjar	$680
134 km or 84 mi	Cizre	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Sirnak	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Hakkari	$540
153 km or 95 mi	Kirkuk	$498
185 km or 115 mi	Mahabad	$466
185 km or 115 mi	Piranshahr	$490
186 km or 115 mi	Qamishli	$443
187 km or 116 mi	Nusaybin	$588
194 km or 121 mi	Siirt	$578
203 km or 126 mi	Tikrit	$636
213 km or 132 mi	Al-Hasakah	$449
220 km or 137 mi	Urmia	$519
227 km or 141 mi	Sulaymaniyah	$651
237 km or 147 mi	Mardin	$600
239 km or 148 mi	Van	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Bitlis	$570
244 km or 151 mi	Batman	$624
251 km or 156 mi	Samarra	$675
252 km or 156 mi	Baneh	$581
275 km or 171 mi	Miandoab	$667
277 km or 172 mi	Derik	$605
277 km or 172 mi	Bukan	$615
279 km or 173 mi	Ceylanpinar	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Saqqez	$597
283 km or 176 mi	Cinar	$611
291 km or 181 mi	Marivan	$569
291 km or 181 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$481
292 km or 181 mi	Khoy	$425
300 km or 186 mi	Mus	$580
302 km or 188 mi	Maragheh	$844
308 km or 191 mi	Diyarbakir	$640
313 km or 195 mi	Viransehir	$600
316 km or 197 mi	Caldiran	$538
323 km or 201 mi	Baqubah	$655
327 km or 203 mi	Marand	$907
328 km or 204 mi	Ramadi	$762

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629