Mexico City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Mexico City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1475	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$792	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$1397	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1122	$1894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	73	83
🏙️ Population	9.21M	56.8K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 1% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4074th and 4020th ($1475 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 4th in Mexico and Cyprus, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Mexico City compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 2482nd and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Nicosia

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	Mexico City	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.18	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$634	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1139	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.2	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3972	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2110	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.69	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.49	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.52	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.2	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.06	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.59	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.5	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$492	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13182	$9567

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$977
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$914
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$932
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$994
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$897
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$1034
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$763
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$971
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1051
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$973
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$980
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$1255
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$960
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$924
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$817
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$916
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$935
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$905
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$952
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$961
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$852
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$673
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$974
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$962
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$920
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$1005

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