Essen vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$642
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$1894
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3925th and 4020th ($1519 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st and 4th in Germany and Cyprus, respectively. Check Germany vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 23rd and 509th 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
$16.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$9567

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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
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047