London vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	99	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	330K

The cost of living in London is 153% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 58th and 4211th ($3296 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the United Kingdom and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 4th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Nicosia

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	London	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$6962

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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