Mosul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$202
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
45
80
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mosul is 29% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7820th and 6292nd ($596 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 9th 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 Tainan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Tainan

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Mosul Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$18526

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719