Mosul vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$597
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1537
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$204
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$429
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1684
😷 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 7691st and 4534th ($597 vs $1181) 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6539th and 339th 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
$3.4
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.57
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$246
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$315
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.6
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.11%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$804
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$363
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.55
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.64
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.45
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.71
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.64
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.93
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.29
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3104
$19749

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Distance City Cost of living
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$646
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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581