Mosul vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$186
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
36
84
😀 Quality of life
46
83
🏙️ Population
1.69M
3.03M

The cost of living in Mosul is 44% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 8077th and 5356th ($555 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 3rd 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 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$626
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$864
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$668
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$653
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$569
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$563
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$535
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$535
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$440
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$465
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$395
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$582
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$565
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$649
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$461
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$736
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$603
239 km or 148 mi Van
$499
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$561
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$585
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$684
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$538
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$580
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$618
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$557
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$548
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$654
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$532
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$386
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$692
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$733
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$604
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$519
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$658
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$719
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721