Beirut vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1165
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2943
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$555
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1163
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$318
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
75
69
😀 Quality of life
61
81
🏙️ Population
2.42M
330K

The cost of living in Beirut is 14% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4691st and 4220th ($1165 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Lebanon and Cyprus, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Beirut compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4996th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.5
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$646
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$720
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.9
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.1%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3352
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1315
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.8
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.04
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.7
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.8
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$284
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4334
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$948
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$857
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$767
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$708
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$545
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$672
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1635
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1565
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1579
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1451
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1612
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1617
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1544
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1582
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1532
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1674
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1614
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$462
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$630
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1556
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$450
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$598
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$2045
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$427
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1838

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