Islamabad vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Islamabad	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$443	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1034	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$199	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$328	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.5	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$1674
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	26 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	70
😀 Quality of life	50	81
🏙️ Population	1.01M	56.8K

The cost of living in Islamabad is 70% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8887th and 4118th ($443 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Pakistan and Cyprus, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Islamabad compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Islamabad ranked 3rd best city to live in Pakistan vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 6597th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Islamabad vs Nicosia

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	Islamabad	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.2	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.36	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$187	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$98.8	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.73%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1311	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$775	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.18	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.39	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.05	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.75	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.13	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.64	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.22	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.86	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61.1	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2738	$8498

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Cities near Islamabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
33 km or 20 mi	Wah	$344
91 km or 57 mi	Mirpur	$277
108 km or 67 mi	Mardan	$354
131 km or 82 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
132 km or 82 mi	Baramulla	$265
135 km or 84 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Peshawar	$334
148 km or 92 mi	Kohat	$364
158 km or 98 mi	Gujrat	$320
169 km or 105 mi	Srinagar	$340
183 km or 114 mi	Sargodha	$376
191 km or 119 mi	Hafizabad	$363
193 km or 120 mi	Sialkot	$311
200 km or 124 mi	Jammu	$284
203 km or 126 mi	Gujranwala	$302
220 km or 137 mi	Chiniot	$372
222 km or 138 mi	Kamoke	$316
239 km or 148 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
252 km or 156 mi	Jalalabad	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Faisalabad	$333
268 km or 167 mi	Lahore	$427
279 km or 173 mi	Jhang	$294
285 km or 177 mi	Gojra	$351
287 km or 178 mi	Amritsar	$380
287 km or 179 mi	Sahiwal	$303
291 km or 181 mi	Pathankot	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Khost	$393
324 km or 201 mi	Okara	$291
353 km or 219 mi	Gardez	$401
356 km or 221 mi	Jalandhar	$337
368 km or 229 mi	Kabul	$458
392 km or 244 mi	Khanewal	$362
396 km or 246 mi	Burewala	$347
408 km or 253 mi	Ludhiana	$421
418 km or 260 mi	Multan	$403
427 km or 266 mi	Ghazni	$396
465 km or 289 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
468 km or 291 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
483 km or 300 mi	Chandigarh	$373

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