Mosul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$204
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
73
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mosul is 27% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7691st and 6380th ($597 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6539th and 498th 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
$3.4
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$6108

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82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$854
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$688
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$672
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$578
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$574
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$575
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$508
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$458
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$476
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$457
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$589
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$573
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$641
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$449
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$519
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$676
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$600
239 km or 148 mi Van
$615
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$582
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$600
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$680
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$531
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$540
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$606
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$536
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$533
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$621
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$536
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$419
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$589
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$573
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$659
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$603
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$574
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$659
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$553
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$766

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682