Brisbane vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$1689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	69
😀 Quality of life	97	81
🏙️ Population	2.36M	330K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 84% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 781st and 4220th ($2491 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Australia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Australia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 15th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Nicosia

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	Brisbane	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7504

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

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