Nicosia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$701
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
69
96
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
330K
17.7M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 41% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4220th and 5948th ($1352 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 469th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$24117

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$1559
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$1331
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$1150
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$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
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$1591

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$2427
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$2753
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$641
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$678
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$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
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$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
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$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
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$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
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$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618