Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

compared to

Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 19.2% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 36.9% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 20.4% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 30.7% more in Nicosia

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Nicosia are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Nicosia. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Nicosia.

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Nicosia vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nicosia instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Taipei	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$16.80 €14.99	+256.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$8.96 €8.00	+58.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$2.30 €2.05	+150.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.89 €0.80	+36.7%
Average			+135.5%

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.96 €1.75	-3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$6.56 €5.86	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$6.95 €6.20	-39.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$4.77 €4.26	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$4.06 €3.63	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.55 €1.38	-30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.95 €0.85	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.14 €1.02	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$1.58 €1.41	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.85 €0.76	-31.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.71 €0.64	-31.6%
Average			-20.3%

Taipei vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.9% more for transportation

	Taipei	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$6.73 €6.01	+70.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$44.79 €39.98	+18.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$32,920.23 €29,385.19	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$21.86 €19.51	+144.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 20.4% more for housing

	Taipei	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$33.22 €29.65	+21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$784.43 €700.19	-22.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$696.72 €621.91	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$158.82 €141.77	+139.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$513.33 €458.21	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$9,282.61 €8,285.82	-44.3%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$4.48 €4.00	+58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$3.65 €3.26	+6.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.60 €5.00	+42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$74.03 €66.08	+79.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$11.20 €9.99	+15.1%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 30.7% more for clothing

	Taipei	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$102.69 €91.67	+62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$54.75 €48.87	+36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$100.22 €89.45	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$116.92 €104.37	+11.3%
Average			+30.7%

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