Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$596
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1544
🏠 One person rent
$342
$202
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$470
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
36
😀 Quality of life
83
45
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.79M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 56% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 6046th and 7820th ($932 vs $596) 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 1.4 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 389th and 6552nd 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
$3.76
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$317
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$61.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
15.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$76.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$3.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$4.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$9.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$27
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$3176

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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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