Melbourne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$1519
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	100	81
🏙️ Population	5.03M	330K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 69% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1365th and 4211th ($2194 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 1.2 months in Nicosia. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 1st and 494th 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	$14.2	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$6962

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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