Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$2637
🏠 One person rent
$807
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$706
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1536
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.36M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 51% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4020th and 5651st ($1492 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 509th and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Taoyuan

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Nicosia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$5.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$42.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$4746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$38.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$19490

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$1237
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$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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$889
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$921
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1123
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$1248
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$687
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$792
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$979
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$942
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$874
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$868
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$884
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$904
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$673
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$938
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$844
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$672
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$971
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$648
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$643
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$892
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1039
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$729
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$717
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$774
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$702
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$689
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$687
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$640
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1042
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$686
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$705
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$677
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$617
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$474
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$612
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$611
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$696
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$628
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$473