Cologne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
72
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
1.09M
56.8K

The cost of living in Cologne is 30% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2200th and 4020th ($1941 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 21st and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Nicosia

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Cologne Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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