Ankara vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$439
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$1689
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
69
😀 Quality of life
73
81
🏙️ Population
5.8M
330K

The cost of living in Ankara is 33% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6106th and 4220th ($907 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th in Turkey and Cyprus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Ankara compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1608th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ankara Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591