Brisbane vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$1894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	97	83
🏙️ Population	2.71M	56.8K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 56% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1241st and 4020th ($2323 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 3rd and 509th 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	$15.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$9567

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047