Nicosia vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$678	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$709
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	70	24
😀 Quality of life	81	39
🏙️ Population	330K	6.56M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 120% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4211th and 7740th ($1302 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 263rd 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 494th and 7044th 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	$11.6	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$11393

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600