Nicosia vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$775	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$675
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	70	19
😀 Quality of life	81	44
🏙️ Population	56.8K	7.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 150% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 4118th and 7987th ($1453 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 705th and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Zhumadian

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	Nicosia	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$7830

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506