Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$701
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
330K
3.03M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 45% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4220th and 6052nd ($1352 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 469th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$13638

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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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$841
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$818
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$698
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$761
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$707
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$864
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$828
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$868
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$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
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$1028
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$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
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$661
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$654
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$666
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$821
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$706
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$807
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$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
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$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
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$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
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$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
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$691
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$795
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$726
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$1231
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$712
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$643
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$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
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$716