Chennai vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$409
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1006
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$142
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$243
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$156
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$67
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1894
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
6.6M
56.8K

The cost of living in Chennai is 73% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8947th and 4020th ($409 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 4th in India and Cyprus, respectively. Check India vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chennai compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 5131st and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Nicosia

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Chennai Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.12
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.9
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.18
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.59
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.5
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$282
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.6
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.79
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1739
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$712
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.75
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.85
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.2
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.01
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.75
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.6
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.6
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$37.6
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.7
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1792
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$306
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$232
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$302
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$322
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$508
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$294
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$320
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$348
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$339
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$317
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$283
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$275
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$507
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$290
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$339
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$325
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$331
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$274
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$303
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$273
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$292
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$265
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$330
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$328
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$317
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$290
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$332
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$280
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$342
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$313
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$359
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$255
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$281
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$247
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$327
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$271
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$250
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$264
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$259

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