Edinburgh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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