Nicosia vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$678
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
70
84
😀 Quality of life
81
81
🏙️ Population
330K
3.03M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 46% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 4211th and 6071st ($1302 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Cyprus and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 494th and 521st 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
$11.6
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$18658

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$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647

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$813
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$796
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$728
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$770
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$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
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$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
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$655
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$569
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$1154
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$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671