Manchester vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	70
😀 Quality of life	92	81
🏙️ Population	548K	330K

The cost of living in Manchester is 59% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1662nd and 4211th ($2071 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 85th and 494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Nicosia

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	Manchester	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$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	$1351	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$6962

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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