Brussels vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	70
😀 Quality of life	89	81
🏙️ Population	196K	330K

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2354th and 4211th ($1816 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Belgium and Cyprus, respectively. Check Belgium vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 190th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Nicosia

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	Brussels	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$6962

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647