Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$204
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
84
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mosul is 33% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7691st and 6071st ($597 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6539th and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.4
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$18658

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671