Chennai vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$159	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	70
😀 Quality of life	65	81
🏙️ Population	6.6M	56.8K

The cost of living in Chennai is 70% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8898th and 4118th ($437 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th in India and Cyprus, respectively. Check India vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 5272nd and 705th 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	$2.25	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$8498

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769