Chennai vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chennai	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$433	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1143	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$159	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$379	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$167	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$66	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$868	$1689
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	69
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	6.6M	330K

The cost of living in Chennai is 68% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8907th and 4220th ($433 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 6th in India and Cyprus, respectively. Check India vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chennai ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4094th and 469th 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	$1.8	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.8	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$109	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$526	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$282	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.96	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.43%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1926	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$804	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.92	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.7	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.59	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.33	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.85	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.07	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.6	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.01	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.49	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47.2	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$82.6	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1425	$7504

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$329
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$243
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$308
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$352
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$572
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$310
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$337
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$380
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$351
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$330
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$289
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$578
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$321
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$331
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$307
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$338
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$378
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$307
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$324
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$291
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$306
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$353
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$351
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$334
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$325
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$320
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$355
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$340
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$382
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$289
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$321
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$274
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$312
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$279
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$325
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$287

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591