Nicosia vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2737
🏠 One person rent
$701
$262
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1275
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
69
74
😀 Quality of life
81
80
🏙️ Population
330K
1.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 61% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4220th and 6292nd ($1352 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 9th 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 Tainan. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Tainan ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 469th and 499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$632
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$50.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$77.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$2874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$12.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$5.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$51.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$18526

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$1216
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$1559
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$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591

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$932
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$707
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$761
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$801
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$818
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$841
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$931
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$698
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$864
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$828
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$868
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$821
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$745
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1060
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$654
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1158
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$666
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$807
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1028
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$661
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$706
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$605
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$592
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$691
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$713
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$726
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$683
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1229
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$795
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$642
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$673
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$1014
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$719
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1231
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$776
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$801
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$643
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$629
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$719