New York City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3166
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$678
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1282
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$414
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$90
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1519
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	330K

The cost of living in New York City is 241% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 3rd and 4211th ($4441 vs $1302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 22nd and 494th 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	$29.7	$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$55.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$4.19
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$493
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$1007
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$2722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$1984
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$5.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$60.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$6962

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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