Edinburgh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	70
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	488K	330K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 64% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1491st and 4211th ($2140 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 5th in the United Kingdom and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 34th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Nicosia

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	Edinburgh	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$6962

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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