Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$807
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1422
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
85
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 58% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4020th and 5994th ($1492 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th in Cyprus and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 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 509th and 351st 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
$15.2
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$17517

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$1375
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$1237
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$1220
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$1440
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$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

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Distance City Cost of living
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$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
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$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684