Nicosia vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$701	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$727
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	24
😀 Quality of life	81	39
🏙️ Population	330K	6.56M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 121% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4220th and 7649th ($1352 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 469th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Shaoyang

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	Nicosia	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610