Guangzhou vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$333
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
97
69
😀 Quality of life
75
81
🏙️ Population
18.7M
330K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 42% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6607th and 4233rd ($742 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 5th in China and Cyprus, respectively. Check China vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 955th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Nicosia

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Guangzhou Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.17
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$7149

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594