Nicosia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$789
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$1024
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
72
95
😀 Quality of life
83
77
🏙️ Population
56.8K
17.5M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 58% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4107th and 6106th ($1485 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 563rd and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Shenzhen

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Nicosia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$22916

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$1380
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$1416
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$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
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$1911

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$2415
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$2674
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$674
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$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
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$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
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$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
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$696
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$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
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$694
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$903
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$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638