Nicosia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$789
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
72
99
😀 Quality of life
83
75
🏙️ Population
56.8K
24.9M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 32% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4107th and 4971st ($1485 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Cyprus and China, respectively. Check Cyprus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 563rd and 1655th 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
$15.5
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$27781

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$1431
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$1380
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$1416
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$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
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$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
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$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
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$1911

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$1002
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$669
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$696
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$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
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$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
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$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
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$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765