Athens vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1439
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3529
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$713
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1247
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$500
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.8
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1330
$1894
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
91
72
😀 Quality of life
81
83
🏙️ Population
643K
56.8K

The cost of living in Athens is 4% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4184th and 4020th ($1439 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Greece and Cyprus, respectively. Check Greece vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Athens compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 602nd and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Nicosia

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Athens Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.9
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.57
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$523
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4032
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3350
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.7
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.18
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.14
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.42
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$623
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13579
$9567

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1307
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1298
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1160
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1253
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1264
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1228
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1182
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1439
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1636
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1403
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1472
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1024
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1123
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1037
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1179
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1008
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1143
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$932
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$2043
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1126
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1109
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1146
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$1003
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1253
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1171
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1126
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1863
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1100
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$1060
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1039
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1302
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1166
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$1038
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1048
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$883
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1030
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1324

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047