Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$649
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
81
86
🏙️ Population
330K
2.29M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4233rd and 6163rd ($1280 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 415th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$13937

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58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
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$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
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$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
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$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
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$1594

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$917
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$860
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$1011
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$1169
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$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716