Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$775
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
85
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
56.8K
3.03M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 44% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4118th and 5518th ($1453 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th 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 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 705th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$19915

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$1305
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
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$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
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$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
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$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650