Los Angeles vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	70
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	3.9M	330K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 146% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 80th and 4211th ($3196 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st and 5th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 58th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Nicosia

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	Los Angeles	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$6962

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

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