Mosul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$202
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
36
95
😀 Quality of life
45
86
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.6M

The cost of living in Mosul is 49% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7820th and 4715th ($596 vs $1158) 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 1.5 months in Taipei. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 311th 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
$3.42
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605