Male vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Male	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1320	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2817	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$818	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$1403	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$43.1	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$988	$1674
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	7	70
😀 Quality of life	66	81
🏙️ Population	133K	56.8K

The cost of living in Male is 9% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4439th and 4118th ($1320 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Maldives and Cyprus, respectively. Check Maldives vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 5057th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Nicosia

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	Male	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.55	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.45	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1116	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.2	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2585	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1897	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.1	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.08	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.98	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.97	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.87	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.39	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.83	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$80.1	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.82	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.39	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.5	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3575	$8498

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Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769