Nicosia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$678	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$800
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	81	41
🏙️ Population	330K	6.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 94% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4211th and 7052nd ($1302 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 74th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 494th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Shangrao

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	Nicosia	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$31722

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621