Lima vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Lima Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$986
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$443
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$776
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$444
$1689
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
77
69
😀 Quality of life
64
81
🏙️ Population
9.94M
330K

The cost of living in Lima is 27% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 5792nd and 4220th ($986 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Peru and Cyprus, respectively. Check Peru vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4404th and 469th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Lima vs Nicosia infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Lima vs Nicosia

Prices for goods and services in Lima and Nicosia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Lima Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.59%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1773
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1434
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.8
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.08
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.02
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.84
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.28
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.8
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.57
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.3
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$7504

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591