Monaco City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monaco City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$9122	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9989	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$8093	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$6133	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$773	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.2	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$8147	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	21	70
😀 Quality of life	80	81
🏙️ Population	38.4K	56.8K

The cost of living in Monaco City is 528% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 1st and 4118th ($9122 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Monaco and Cyprus, respectively. Check Monaco vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Monaco City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Monaco City ranked 2nd best city to live in Monaco vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 738th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monaco City vs Nicosia

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	Monaco City	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.8	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$5.88	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$8855	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$7565	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$6858	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5483	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.24%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$81879	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$73679	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.15	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.6	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.42	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.24	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.13	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.11	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$18.6	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$11.9	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.18	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5.94	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.3	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2258	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$46461	$8498

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Cities near Monaco City

Distance	City	Cost of living
0.9 km or 0.6 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
8.1 km or 5 mi	Menton	$1488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Nice	$1884
17 km or 10 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
29 km or 18 mi	Antibes	$1867
30 km or 19 mi	Sanremo	$1504
38 km or 23 mi	Cannes	$1915
52 km or 32 mi	Imperia	$1473
73 km or 45 mi	Cuneo	$1257
79 km or 49 mi	Mondovi	$1336
106 km or 66 mi	Savona	$1642
132 km or 82 mi	Manosque	$1438
138 km or 86 mi	Toulon	$1478
143 km or 89 mi	Genoa	$1620
144 km or 90 mi	Asti	$1268
150 km or 93 mi	Turin	$1582
160 km or 100 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1700
162 km or 101 mi	Alessandria	$1308
172 km or 107 mi	Marseille	$1733
173 km or 108 mi	Tortona	$1469
189 km or 117 mi	Voghera	$1624
193 km or 120 mi	Vercelli	$1316
195 km or 121 mi	Miramas	$1761
198 km or 123 mi	La Spezia	$1615
201 km or 125 mi	Bastia	$1536
210 km or 130 mi	Biella	$1263
210 km or 131 mi	Grenoble	$1525
210 km or 131 mi	Vigevano	$1770
211 km or 131 mi	Avignon	$1498
212 km or 132 mi	Pavia	$1474
213 km or 132 mi	Novara	$1264
218 km or 136 mi	Carrara	$1414
223 km or 139 mi	Aosta	$1662
228 km or 142 mi	Viareggio	$1393
228 km or 142 mi	Ajaccio	$1656
231 km or 143 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
233 km or 145 mi	Piacenza	$1582
234 km or 146 mi	Livorno	$1510
236 km or 146 mi	Chambery	$1406
238 km or 148 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769