Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1485
$941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3514
$2515
🏠 One person rent
$789
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$653
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1785
$1212
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
93
😀 Quality of life
83
87
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.35M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 58% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4107th and 6085th ($1485 vs $941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1.3 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 563rd and 373rd 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
$15.5
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.15
$5.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.68
$1.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1295
$761
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1073
$528
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3205
$8065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2358
$5166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.83
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.1
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.9
$9.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.91
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.75
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6
$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.1
$7.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$36.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$9.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$106
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$541
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9656
$17081

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$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911

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Distance City Cost of living
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$882
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$937
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$1108
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$1257
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$709
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$796
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$997
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$957
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$888
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$879
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$889
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$910
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$668
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$910
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$841
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$654
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$999
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$634
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$630
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$903
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1067
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$723
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$705
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$763
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$696
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$682
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$634
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1064
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$697
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$698
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$610
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$465
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$602
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$598
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$667
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$617
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$464