Foshan vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$208	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	70	81
🏙️ Population	9.5M	330K

The cost of living in Foshan is 53% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 7543rd and 4211th ($611 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 5th in China and Cyprus, respectively. Check China vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 2601st and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Nicosia

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	Foshan	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$246	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$6962

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647