Kaohsiung vs Mosul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Mosul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$555
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2619
$1363
🏠 One person rent
$339
$186
🏘️ Family rent
$747
$317
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1088
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
81
36
😀 Quality of life
84
46
🏙️ Population
2.73M
1.69M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 68% more expensive than in Mosul. Cities ranked 5786th and 8077th ($932 vs $555) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th in Taiwan and Iraq, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Iraq comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Kaohsiung compared to 0.8 months in Mosul. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Mosul ranked 3rd in Iraq, while ranked 320th 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
$3.13
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$1.34
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$341
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$231
$81.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$580
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.4
$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.3
$97.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.2
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.21%
16.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4824
$746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2490
$366
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.6
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.04
$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.61
$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$9.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$3.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$1.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.34
$4.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$18.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.14
$7.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.2
$19.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.81
$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$19
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.1
$26.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$313
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12618
$996

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$913
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$952
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$725
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$791
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$857
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$890
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$995
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$746
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$860
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$917
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$863
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$851
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1011
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$676
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$721
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$689
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$860
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$675
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$719
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$588
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$664
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$716
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$738
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1114
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$694
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$799
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$667
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$678
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1083
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1115
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$744
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$487
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$891
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$787
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$837
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$655

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766