Athens vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3344
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$675
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1210
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$470
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$92
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1105
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
90
69
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
643K
330K

The cost of living in Athens is 1% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4177th and 4220th ($1366 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 6th in Greece and Cyprus, respectively. Check Greece vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 658th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Athens Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1183
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$928
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.4
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3450
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3233
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.34
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.96
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.83
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.35
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.13
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.77
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.2
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$500
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11136
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1257
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1258
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1228
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1346
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1262
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1278
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1143
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1146
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1399
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1528
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1459
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1399
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1054
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1148
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1005
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1060
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$896
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1956
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1133
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1080
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1123
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$956
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1198
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1019
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1062
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1769
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$1036
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$899
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$989
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1257
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1120
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1223
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$892
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$1036
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1094
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$743
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1050
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1186

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