Guangzhou vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$354
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
18.7M
56.8K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6835th and 4107th ($782 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in China and Cyprus, respectively. Check China vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 2285th and 563rd 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
$2.86
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9656

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911