New York City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	New York City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4202	$1492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9189	$3475
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$4417	$1368
🍽️ Food expenses	$842	$482
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5389	$1894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	72
😀 Quality of life	95	83
🏙️ Population	8.8M	56.8K

The cost of living in New York City is 182% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4th and 4020th ($4202 vs $1492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the United States and Cyprus, respectively. Check the United States vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.3 months in Nicosia. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 15th and 509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Nicosia

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	New York City	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$9.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$4.62
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3692	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2206	$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5140	$1270
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3874	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$18073	$3208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7831	$2334
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$49.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.67	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.75	$5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.72	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.7	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.61	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.5	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$14	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.02	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$132	$69.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.5	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2095	$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21713	$9567

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192

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