Izmir vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Izmir	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2611	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$513	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$861	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$311	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$775	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	68	70
😀 Quality of life	72	81
🏙️ Population	4.49M	56.8K

The cost of living in Izmir is 28% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5223rd and 4118th ($1046 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Turkey and Cyprus, respectively. Check Turkey vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Izmir compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Izmir ranked 3rd best city to live in Turkey vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 3140th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Izmir vs Nicosia

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	Izmir	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.12	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.63	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.76	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.27	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$416	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$703	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	40.92%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1742	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1073	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.13	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.35	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.89	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.13	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.32	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$43.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$622	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14684	$8498

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Cities near Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386

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