Mosul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$565
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$196
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$194
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$483
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
45
89
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.36M

The cost of living in Mosul is 43% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8282nd and 5651st ($565 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 3rd in Iraq and Taiwan, respectively. Check Iraq vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Mosul compared to 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Mosul ranked 7th best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 7239th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mosul vs Taoyuan

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Mosul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$16.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.23
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.35
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$188
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.4
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.27%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$935
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.1
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.72
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.89
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.04
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.34
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.57
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.33
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.7
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$29.2
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$196
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3161
$19490

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$625
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$844
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$662
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$384
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$590
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$588
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$580
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$516
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$393
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$409
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$490
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$579
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$601
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$633
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$476
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$658
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$527
239 km or 148 mi Van
$580
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$586
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$640
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$436
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$432
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$596
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$436
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$438
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$619
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$449
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$374
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$444
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$608
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$609
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$575
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$670
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$429
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$754

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$889
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473