Copenhagen vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Copenhagen	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2387	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5438	$3095
🏠 One person rent	$1384	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$2466	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3915	$1590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	644K	330K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 86% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 872nd and 4233rd ($2387 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Denmark and Cyprus, respectively. Check Denmark vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 9th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Nicosia

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	Copenhagen	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.7	$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$6.2	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1122	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2867	$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2046	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.14%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8131	$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5911	$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.8	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.1	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.02	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.92	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.2	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$539	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8976	$7149

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1887
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1276
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1566
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1766
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1480
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1652
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1439
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1375
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1638
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1330
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1181
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1318
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1972
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1569
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1880
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1392
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1282
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1541
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1584
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1403
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1581
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1380
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1438
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1657
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1382
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1398
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1426
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1506
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1159
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1599
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1338
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1380
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1519
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1329

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1189
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1519
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1199
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$990
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2099
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1783
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1400
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$566
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$742
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$750
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$436
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$513
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$665
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1195
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$982
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$550
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$770
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$539
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$630
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$882
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$563
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$518
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1570
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1447
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$517
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1567
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$401
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$935
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1617
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594