Nicosia vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$775
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
70
96
😀 Quality of life
81
78
🏙️ Population
56.8K
17.5M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 65% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4118th and 6334th ($1453 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 705th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$22402

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$1420
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$1305
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$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
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$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

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$2414
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$2718
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$662
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$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634