Kaohsiung vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$999
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2645
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$382
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.9
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1411
$1785
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
87
83
🏙️ Population
2.72M
56.8K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 33% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5666th and 4107th ($999 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 364th and 563rd 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
$3.78
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.07
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$745
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$535
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.1
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.6
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.43%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4856
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3306
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.8
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.42
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.48
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.53
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.74
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11481
$9656

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$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610

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