Nicosia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$3654
🏠 One person rent	$701	$602
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$1527
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$1905
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	100
😀 Quality of life	81	79
🏙️ Population	330K	24.9M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 19% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4220th and 4780th ($1352 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 469th and 571st 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	$12	$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$31401

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1028
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$706
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$749
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$738
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$585
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$661
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$718
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$620
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$706
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$685
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$612
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$733
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$674
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$742
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$702
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$729
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$843
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$676
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$690
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$629
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$698
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$630
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$673
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$698
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$650
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$651
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$703
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$708
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$699
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$702
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$771
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$648
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$774