Cologne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1689
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
69
😀 Quality of life
97
81
🏙️ Population
1.08M
330K

The cost of living in Cologne is 37% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2308th and 4220th ($1851 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 16th and 469th 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
$14
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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