Alexandria vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Alexandria	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$316	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$842	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$79.5	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$164	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$152	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$32.3	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$113	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	36 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	50	70
😀 Quality of life	48	81
🏙️ Population	4.87M	330K

The cost of living in Alexandria is 76% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 9165th and 4211th ($316 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 5th in Egypt and Cyprus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Alexandria compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Alexandria ranked 3rd best city to live in Egypt vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 6367th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Alexandria vs Nicosia

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	Alexandria	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.49	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.9	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.39	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$1.43	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$96.2	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$55.7	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$225	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$125	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$7.34	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$11.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.37	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.16%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$567	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$364	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$2.36	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.91	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.12	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.99	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.79	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.74	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.76	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.56	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.45	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$6.03	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.2	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$71.3	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1522	$6962

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Cities near Alexandria

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
55 km or 34 mi	Damanhur	$268
113 km or 70 mi	Tanta	$288
122 km or 76 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
126 km or 78 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
141 km or 87 mi	Mansoura	$301
146 km or 91 mi	Benha	$300
167 km or 104 mi	Zagazig	$307
174 km or 108 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
179 km or 111 mi	Cairo	$417
181 km or 113 mi	Giza	$318
182 km or 113 mi	Damietta	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Helwan	$335
225 km or 140 mi	Port Said	$276
229 km or 142 mi	Faiyum	$325
234 km or 146 mi	Ismailia	$295
262 km or 163 mi	Beni Suef	$319
286 km or 177 mi	Suez	$272
356 km or 221 mi	Minya	$339
432 km or 268 mi	Gaza	$640
444 km or 276 mi	Netivot	$1742
444 km or 276 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
446 km or 277 mi	Sderot	$1732
447 km or 278 mi	Ofakim	$1684
454 km or 282 mi	Ashdod	$1837
460 km or 286 mi	Rahat	$1686
461 km or 287 mi	Paphos	$1551
462 km or 287 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
463 km or 287 mi	Asyut	$290
463 km or 288 mi	Yavne	$1884
463 km or 288 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
464 km or 288 mi	Beersheba	$1471
467 km or 290 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
468 km or 291 mi	Holon	$1834
470 km or 292 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
470 km or 292 mi	Rehovot	$1811
470 km or 292 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
473 km or 294 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
473 km or 294 mi	Givatayim	$2156
474 km or 295 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232

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