Lisbon vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lisbon	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1106	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1849	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1278	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	82	81
🏙️ Population	546K	330K

The cost of living in Lisbon is 31% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 2671st and 4211th ($1705 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Portugal and Cyprus, respectively. Check Portugal vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Lisbon compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Lisbon ranked 3rd best city to live in Portugal vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 475th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Nicosia

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	Lisbon	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$50.8	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1223	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$933	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.1	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.31%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6840	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3925	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.6	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.4	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.31	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.5	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.06	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.8	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.7	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$562	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15150	$6962

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112

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