Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$1425
🏠 One person rent
$382
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$482
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
2.72M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 71% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5666th and 8086th ($999 vs $585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 23rd in Taiwan and Iraq, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 364th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Mosul

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Kaohsiung Mosul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.78
$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$6.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$1.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$266
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$53.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$82.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
12.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$4.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$12.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$26.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$2771

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$910
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$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771