Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$565
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$353
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$483
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
40
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
2.71M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 72% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5770th and 8282nd ($971 vs $565) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Taiwan and Iraq, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.9 months in Mosul. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mosul ranked 7th in Iraq, while ranked 281st and 7239th 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
$4.32
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$1.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$188
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$53.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$0.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$4.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$12.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$29.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$3161

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754