Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$956
$597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2684
$1537
🏠 One person rent
$361
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$819
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.8
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1264
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 60% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5750th and 7691st ($956 vs $597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 23rd in Taiwan and Iraq, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kaohsiung ranked 4th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 417th and 6539th 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
$3.82
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.6
$19.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.84
$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$363
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.7
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$97.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
15.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4370
$804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2797
$363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.25
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.97
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.33
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.18
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.75
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$83
$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10905
$3104

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$788
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$770
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$796
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$813
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$894
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$728
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$897
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$821
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$875
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$731
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$823
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1073
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1181
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$627
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$688
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$644
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$967
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$625
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$664
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$581
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$451
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$669
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$443
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$569
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$649
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1155
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$648
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$655
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$603
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$630
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$936
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1154
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$681
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$431
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$764
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$726
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$601
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$601

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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