Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$789
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$1411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
83
86
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 55% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4107th and 5984th ($1485 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Cyprus and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 563rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Taichung

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Nicosia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$17495

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$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$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
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665