Manchester vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	70
😀 Quality of life	93	81
🏙️ Population	548K	56.8K

The cost of living in Manchester is 56% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1330th and 4118th ($2265 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 107th and 705th 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	$17.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$8498

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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