Mosul vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$193
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1446
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
40
73
😀 Quality of life
58
72
🏙️ Population
1.79M
1.85M

The cost of living in Mosul is 36% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 8086th and 6264th ($585 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 6125th and 2963rd 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
$3.39
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$5587

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$616
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$831
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$648
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$390
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$583
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$582
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$566
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$502
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$413
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$437
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$476
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$581
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$588
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$503
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$657
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$545
239 km or 148 mi Van
$568
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$575
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$622
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$681
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$495
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$493
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$580
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$494
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$498
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$568
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$511
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$404
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$506
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$550
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$597
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$565
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$669
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$489
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$771

Cities near Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697