Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$678
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
330K
2.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 49% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4211th and 6171st ($1302 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Cyprus and Taiwan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 494th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$18619

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$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
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$386
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$490
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$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
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$1255
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$1020
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$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
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$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
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$1502
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$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
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$489
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$417
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$928
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$1531
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
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$813
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$796
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$770
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$747
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$625
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$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
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$688
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$681
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$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
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$603
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$1154
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$682
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$649
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$661
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$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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