Mexico City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$603	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$1519
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	92	70
😀 Quality of life	67	81
🏙️ Population	9.21M	330K

The cost of living in Mexico City is 11% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4604th and 4211th ($1160 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 5th in Mexico and Cyprus, respectively. Check Mexico vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 3470th and 494th 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	$11.1	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$6962

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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