Nicosia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$807
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
83
76
🏙️ Population
56.8K
24.9M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 30% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4020th and 4880th ($1492 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Cyprus and China, respectively. Check Cyprus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 509th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Shanghai

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Nicosia Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$27610

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$1375
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$1237
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$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
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$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
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$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789