Edinburgh vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Edinburgh	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5663	$3249
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$701
🏘️ Family rent	$2459	$1285
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3703	$1689
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	88	69
😀 Quality of life	94	81
🏙️ Population	488K	330K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 66% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1263rd and 4220th ($2246 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th 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 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 40th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edinburgh	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.34	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2692	$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.9	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.85%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7033	$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4677	$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.9	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.38	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$119	$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1775	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23136	$7504

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767

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