Chennai vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chennai Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1140
$3166
🏠 One person rent
$152
$678
🏘️ Family rent
$346
$1282
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$414
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.4
$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
70
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
6.6M
330K

The cost of living in Chennai is 67% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8897th and 4211th ($430 vs $1302) 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 2 months in Chennai compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4021st and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chennai Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.83
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.01
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$4.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$102
$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.3
$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.23%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1935
$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$767
$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.91
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.67
$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.82
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.79
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.7
$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.86
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.1
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.73
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.2
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.7
$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1573
$6962

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Distance City Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi Tirupati
$315
124 km or 77 mi Vellore
$258
125 km or 78 mi Chittoor
$354
138 km or 85 mi Pondicherry
$360
153 km or 95 mi Nellore
$514
159 km or 99 mi Cuddalore
$306
198 km or 123 mi Madanapalle
$346
219 km or 136 mi Kadapa
$367
260 km or 162 mi Proddatur
$355
269 km or 167 mi Ongole
$338
279 km or 173 mi Salem
$304
282 km or 175 mi Thanjavur
$302
290 km or 180 mi Bangalore
$533
304 km or 189 mi Chirala
$311
305 km or 189 mi Tiruchirappalli
$314
312 km or 194 mi Hindupur
$375
328 km or 204 mi Nandyal
$359
338 km or 210 mi Anantapur
$304
339 km or 211 mi Erode
$295
344 km or 214 mi Tumkur
$351
353 km or 219 mi Tenali
$292
354 km or 220 mi Machilipatnam
$316
357 km or 222 mi Guntur
$280
361 km or 224 mi Tiruppur
$300
383 km or 238 mi Vijayawada
$354
388 km or 241 mi Kurnool
$349
396 km or 246 mi Dindigul
$316
402 km or 250 mi Mysore
$311
411 km or 256 mi Eluru
$304
423 km or 263 mi Madurai
$310
428 km or 266 mi Coimbatore
$339
428 km or 266 mi Adoni
$366
453 km or 282 mi Nalgonda
$298
462 km or 287 mi Rajahmundry
$330
463 km or 288 mi Khammam
$272
474 km or 294 mi Mahbubnagar
$357
476 km or 296 mi Kakinada
$307
482 km or 300 mi Hospet
$272
494 km or 307 mi Davanagere
$292
509 km or 317 mi Malappuram
$306

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