Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$649
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
69
84
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
330K
3.03M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 29% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4233rd and 5356th ($1280 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 415th and 343rd 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
$13.2
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$13893

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$1081
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$1519
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$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594

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$890
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$857
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$746
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$791
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$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
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$799
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$738
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$1115
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$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721