Mosul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$193
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
58
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.44M

The cost of living in Mosul is 53% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8086th and 4661st ($585 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Taipei. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6125th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Taipei

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Mosul Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.39
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$18442

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602