Los Angeles vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$1894
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	99	72
😀 Quality of life	93	83
🏙️ Population	3.9M	56.8K

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 129% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 62nd and 4020th ($3420 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 4th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 50th and 509th 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	$22.4	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$9567

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047