Athens vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Athens | Nicosia | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Athens is 2% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4281st and 4211th ($1272 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Nicosia. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 656th and 494th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Athens
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 3.6 km or 2.2 mi |  Kallithea | |
| 4 km or 2.5 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 5 km or 3.1 mi | Peristeri | |
| 5.5 km or 3.4 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 6.5 km or 4 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 6.7 km or 4.2 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 7.3 km or 4.5 mi | Piraeus | |
| 7.4 km or 4.6 mi | Nikaia | |
| 9.3 km or 5.8 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 12 km or 7.2 mi | Glyfada | |
| 15 km or 9 mi | Kifissia | |
| 15 km or 9.1 mi | Voula | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Eleusis | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Salamina | |
| 55 km or 34 mi | Chalcis | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Corinth | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Tripoli | |
| 151 km or 94 mi | Lamia | |
| 154 km or 96 mi | Mykonos | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Volos | |
| 176 km or 109 mi | Patras | |
| 178 km or 111 mi | Kalamata | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Agrinio | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Chios | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Larissa | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | Karditsa | |
| 231 km or 143 mi | Santorini | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Trikala | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Mytilene | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Katerini | |
| 275 km or 171 mi | Chania | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Rethymno | |
| 302 km or 188 mi | Thessaloniki | |
| 303 km or 188 mi |  Izmir | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Kozani | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Ioannina | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Veria | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Crete |
Cities near Nicosia
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi |  Dali | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Aradippou | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Larnaca | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Famagusta | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Paralimni | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Limassol | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Ypsonas | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Paphos | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Mut | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Alanya | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mersin | |
| 224 km or 139 mi |  Latakia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Karaman | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Tarsus | |
| 240 km or 149 mi |  Tripoli | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Beirut | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Jounieh | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Samandag | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Sidon | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Eregli | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Adana | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Tyre | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Zahle | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Antakya | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 289 km or 180 mi |  Nahariya | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Acre | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kiryat Shmona | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Haifa | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Idlib | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Hama | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Antalya | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Karmiel | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kiryat Ata |