Nicosia vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$3104
🏠 One person rent	$775	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$289
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	81	77
🏙️ Population	56.8K	24.9M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 29% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4118th and 4879th ($1453 vs $1128) 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 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 705th and 1383rd 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	$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$27624

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1003
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$673
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$696
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$696
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$771
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$597
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$612
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$632
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$547
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$679
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$631
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$576
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$713
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$740
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$674
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$601
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$630
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$826
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$622
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$634
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$639
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$597
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$642
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$664
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$602
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$618
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$663
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$590
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$666
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$659
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$617
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$753