Nicosia vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$701	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$1044
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	69	70
😀 Quality of life	81	67
🏙️ Population	330K	12.7M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 33% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4220th and 5553rd ($1352 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 469th and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Suzhou

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	Nicosia	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645