Malaga vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1705
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3968
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$1002
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$1727
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$483
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.8
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1960
$1894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
24
72
😀 Quality of life
80
83
🏙️ Population
599K
56.8K

The cost of living in Malaga is 14% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3191st and 4020th ($1705 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 4th in Spain and Cyprus, respectively. Check Spain vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Malaga compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Malaga ranked 25th best city to live in Spain vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 690th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Nicosia

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Malaga Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.99
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.15
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$815
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1443
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.58%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5104
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3819
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.6
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.44
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.28
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.23
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.93
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$709
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10558
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1608
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1556
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1574
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1317
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2004
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1495
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1098
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1022
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1670
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$988
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1350
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2272
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1304
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1368
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1193
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1014
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1390
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1306
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1287
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1223
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1369
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1291
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1337
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1158
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1279
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$983
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$591
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1343
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1166
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$879
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1395
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1436
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1499
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1453
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1343
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1315
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$929
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$499

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