Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$196
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
45
87
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mosul is 40% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8282nd and 5994th ($565 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 6th in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 7239th and 351st 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
$3.9
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$17517

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684