Nicosia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$807
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
72
73
😀 Quality of life
83
72
🏙️ Population
56.8K
1.85M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 59% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4020th and 6014th ($1492 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 7th 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 Tainan. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 509th and 2806th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Tainan

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Nicosia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$5481

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$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$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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$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686