Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$202
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
84
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mosul is 36% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7820th and 6052nd ($596 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 5th 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 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Taichung

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Mosul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716