Essen vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$666
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$1674
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
70
😀 Quality of life
96
81
🏙️ Population
587K
56.8K

The cost of living in Essen is 4% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3903rd and 4118th ($1516 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th and 5th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 24th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$8498

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769