Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1002
$588
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2658
$1427
🏠 One person rent
$370
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$633
$320
🍽️ Food expenses
$420
$195
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.9
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1313
$485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
80
36
😀 Quality of life
85
52
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 71% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5567th and 7926th ($1002 vs $588) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mosul ranked 2nd in Iraq, while ranked 461st and 6491st 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
$3.91
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.7
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.18
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.03
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$418
$143
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$739
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$480
$194
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.5
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.4
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$29.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.46%
14.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4822
$810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3194
$921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.7
$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.56
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.66
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$0.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.56
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.5
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.72
$9.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.2
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.6
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$26.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12260
$2691

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600

Cities near Mosul

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768