Brisbane vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	70
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	2.71M	56.8K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 42% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1813th and 4118th ($2065 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 5th in Australia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Australia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 9th and 705th 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	$14.4	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$8498

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769