Helsinki vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4806
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$991
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$629
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3192
$1785
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
72
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
687K
56.8K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 34% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2068th and 4107th ($1990 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Finland and Cyprus, respectively. Check Finland vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 48th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Nicosia

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Helsinki Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.2
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.99
$4.68
☕ Cappuccino
$5.56
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.37
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1086
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1557
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.89%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9954
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4941
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.82
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.5
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.23
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$107
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15326
$9656

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1927
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2062
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1693
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1659
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1578
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1406
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1426
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1448
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1683
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1606
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1571
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1583
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1514
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1021
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1474
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1515
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1568
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1597
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1567
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1445
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1471
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1467
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1514
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1111
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1516
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1214
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1108
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1083
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1454
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1383
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1375
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1232

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