Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1352
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3249
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$701
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1285
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$434
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1689
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
330K
2.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 56% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4220th and 6227th ($1352 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 469th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.85
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$631
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1228
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.2
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2667
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1828
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.71
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.7
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.59
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.82
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.82
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.66
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.9
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7504
$13630

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$1150
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$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$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
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$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$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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$828
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$864
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$1060
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$1158
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$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
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$683
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$932
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$666
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$654
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$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
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$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
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$605
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$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691