Mosul vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mosul Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$588
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1427
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$196
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$320
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$195
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$485
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
36
93
😀 Quality of life
52
84
🏙️ Population
1.79M
2.33M

The cost of living in Mosul is 38% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7926th and 5995th ($588 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 7th 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Mosul ranked 2nd best city to live in Iraq vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6491st and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Mosul Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.17
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.58
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$143
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$105
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.1
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.42%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$810
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$921
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.7
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.52
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.88
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.8
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.45
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.44
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.77
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.69
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.94
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.58
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.56
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.34
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$12.4
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.9
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2691
$14970

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Duhok
$619
82 km or 51 mi Erbil
$845
95 km or 59 mi Zakho
$656
111 km or 69 mi Sinjar
$402
134 km or 84 mi Cizre
$591
140 km or 87 mi Sirnak
$589
145 km or 90 mi Hakkari
$577
153 km or 95 mi Kirkuk
$507
185 km or 115 mi Mahabad
$409
185 km or 115 mi Piranshahr
$433
186 km or 115 mi Qamishli
$464
187 km or 116 mi Nusaybin
$587
194 km or 121 mi Siirt
$596
203 km or 126 mi Tikrit
$631
213 km or 132 mi Al-Hasakah
$472
220 km or 137 mi Urmia
$504
227 km or 141 mi Sulaymaniyah
$672
237 km or 147 mi Mardin
$559
239 km or 148 mi Van
$585
243 km or 151 mi Bitlis
$583
244 km or 151 mi Batman
$624
251 km or 156 mi Samarra
$677
252 km or 156 mi Baneh
$492
275 km or 171 mi Miandoab
$489
277 km or 172 mi Derik
$587
277 km or 172 mi Bukan
$492
279 km or 173 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
283 km or 176 mi Saqqez
$497
283 km or 176 mi Cinar
$582
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$509
291 km or 181 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
292 km or 181 mi Khoy
$402
300 km or 186 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Maragheh
$502
308 km or 191 mi Diyarbakir
$571
313 km or 195 mi Viransehir
$610
316 km or 197 mi Caldiran
$573
323 km or 201 mi Baqubah
$672
327 km or 203 mi Marand
$488
328 km or 204 mi Ramadi
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451