Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$193
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
85
😀 Quality of life
58
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.87M

The cost of living in Mosul is 39% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8086th and 5984th ($585 vs $957) 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 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6125th and 409th 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
$3.39
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$17495

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665