Mosul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$585
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1425
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$193
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$317
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$482
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
40
93
😀 Quality of life
58
87
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.35M

The cost of living in Mosul is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 8086th and 6085th ($585 vs $941) 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6125th and 373rd 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
$3.39
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.2
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.08
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$104
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$193
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.4
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.7
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.17%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$802
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$927
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.62
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.52
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.6
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.57
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.9
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.31
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.5
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.5
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2771
$17081

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$882
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$937
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1108
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464