Nicosia vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$678	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	70	37
😀 Quality of life	81	43
🏙️ Population	330K	6.98M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 70% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 4211th and 6602nd ($1302 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 34th in Cyprus and China, respectively. Check Cyprus vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 494th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Zhanjiang

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	Nicosia	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$18959

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$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
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$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
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575