Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$196
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
85
😀 Quality of life
52
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mosul is 42% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7926th and 5518th ($588 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6491st and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650