Nicosia vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1453
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3383
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$775
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$1312
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1674
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
70
93
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
56.8K
2.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 54% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 4118th and 5995th ($1453 vs $942) 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 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 705th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.76
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1006
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.4
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2215
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.7
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.44
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.03
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.2
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$104
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8498
$14970

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$1420
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$1305
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$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769

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$868
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$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
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$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451