Brussels vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$3514
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$789
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$1379
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$1785
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	92	83
🏙️ Population	196K	56.8K

The cost of living in Brussels is 39% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1872nd and 4107th ($2065 vs $1485) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 99th and 563rd 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	$24.7	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$4.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$106
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$9656

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911