New York City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$3383
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$1312
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$1674
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	98	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	56.8K

The cost of living in New York City is 189% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 4th and 4118th ($4203 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 11th and 705th 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	$23.2	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$4.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$8498

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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