New Taipei vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Taipei	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3063	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$469	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1589	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	86	81
🏙️ Population	4.04M	330K

The cost of living in New Taipei is 18% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5000th and 4211th ($1073 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Taiwan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in New Taipei compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. New Taipei ranked 1st best city to live in Taiwan vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 302nd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Taipei vs Nicosia

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	New Taipei	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.61	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.8	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.62	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1348	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$898	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.11%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9392	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4811	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.74	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.92	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.75	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.76	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.83	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.67	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.43	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.66	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.84	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$515	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18855	$6962

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Cities near New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581

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