Melbourne vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1352
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$3249
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$701
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1285
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1689
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
100
69
😀 Quality of life
100
81
🏙️ Population
5.03M
330K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 77% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 923rd and 4220th ($2397 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 469th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$4.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1228
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$2667
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$1828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$9.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$5.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$87.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$7504

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1356
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1216
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1242
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1559
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1331
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1150
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2130
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1832
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1528
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$627
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$835
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$789
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$427
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$536
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$689
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$708
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1165
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$948
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$510
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$767
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$705
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$545
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$857
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$450
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$596
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1565
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1451
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$576
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1582
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$516
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$450
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$963
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1579
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591