Kaohsiung vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$342
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
81
69
😀 Quality of life
83
81
🏙️ Population
2.73M
330K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 31% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6046th and 4220th ($932 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Taiwan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 389th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Nicosia

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Kaohsiung Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.88
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591