Chicago vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chicago	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2678	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6655	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1596	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2946	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$200	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4876	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	2.75M	330K

The cost of living in Chicago is 106% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 529th and 4211th ($2678 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 Chicago compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 23rd and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.6	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1841	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1327	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3729	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2474	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3391	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.85	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.4	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2114	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24502	$6962

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371

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