Essen vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$682
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$1785
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
587K
56.8K

The cost of living in Essen is 5% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3860th and 4107th ($1561 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 5th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 17th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Nicosia

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Essen Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$9656

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911