Nicosia vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$678	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	54
😀 Quality of life	81	66
🏙️ Population	330K	8.78M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 102% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4211th and 7256th ($1302 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 118th in Cyprus and China, respectively. Check Cyprus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 494th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Quanzhou

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	Nicosia	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$20567

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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

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936