Charlotte vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$1519
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	70
😀 Quality of life	88	81
🏙️ Population	875K	330K

The cost of living in Charlotte is 94% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 761st and 4211th ($2528 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 5th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Charlotte ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 252nd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Nicosia

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	Charlotte	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$6962

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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