Glasgow vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Glasgow	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2011	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4929	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2177	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3222	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	94	70
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	626K	330K

The cost of living in Glasgow is 55% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1806th and 4211th ($2011 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th 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 Glasgow compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 24th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Nicosia

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	Glasgow	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.1	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.4	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.25	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1168	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$840	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2489	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1650	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$320	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.41%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3920	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2776	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$78.7	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.1	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.83	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1078	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15092	$6962

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1699
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1601
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1604
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1551
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1649
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1608
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1404
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1500
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1246
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1482
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1567
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1382
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1755
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1722
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1713
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1968
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1705
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1651
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1628
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1637
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1393
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1707
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1510
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1390
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1714
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1629
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1288

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