Brussels vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$1894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	96	72
😀 Quality of life	91	83
🏙️ Population	196K	56.8K

The cost of living in Brussels is 36% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1939th and 4020th ($2030 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 121st and 509th 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	$21.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$9567

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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