Nicosia vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$775	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$767
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	81	46
🏙️ Population	56.8K	6.44M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 124% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4118th and 7433rd ($1453 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 94th 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 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 705th and 6933rd 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	$15.2	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$28686

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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 Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620