Mosul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$596
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1544
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$202
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$470
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
93
😀 Quality of life
45
83
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mosul is 31% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7820th and 6227th ($596 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6552nd and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.42
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.11
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$136
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$242
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$317
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.21%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.54
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.73
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.67
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.59
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.52
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.32
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$27
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3176
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691