Mosul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$555
$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1363
$2705
🏠 One person rent
$186
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$789
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$456
$1294
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
36
74
😀 Quality of life
46
82
🏙️ Population
1.69M
1.87M

The cost of living in Mosul is 39% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8077th and 5887th ($555 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 7th 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 Tainan. Mosul ranked 3rd best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 364th 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
$4
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.3
$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$256
$651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$171
$695
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.5
$25.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.84%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$746
$2852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$366
$2187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.4
$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.53
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.98
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.08
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.52
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.61
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.63
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.4
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$119
$734
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$996
$11040

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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
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$932
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$725
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$791
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$952
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$857
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$890
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$995
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$746
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$860
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$917
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$861
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$851
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$863
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1011
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$676
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1169
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$689
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$721
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$860
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$675
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$664
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$588
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$716
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$738
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$694
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1114
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$799
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$667
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$678
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1083
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$744
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1115
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$787
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$891
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$655
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$837
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$741