Melbourne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$3475
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$1368
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$482
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$1894
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
72
😀 Quality of life
100
83
🏙️ Population
5.35M
56.8K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 70% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 829th and 4020th ($2543 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Australia and Cyprus, respectively. Check Australia vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 1st and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Nicosia

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Melbourne Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$4.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$53
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$9567

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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