Nicosia vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$701
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
69
95
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
330K
2.6M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 17% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4220th and 4715th ($1352 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st 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 Taipei. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 469th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$18424

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$2130
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$1832
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$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
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$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
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$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
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$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
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$1591

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9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
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$1028
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$868
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$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
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$666
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$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
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$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
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$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
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$702
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$713
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$643
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$731
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$708
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$633
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$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605