New York City vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$3095
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	8.8M	330K

The cost of living in New York City is 216% more expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 6th and 4233rd ($4044 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 8th and 415th 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	$24.2	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$7149

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1189
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1519
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1199
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$990
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2099
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1783
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1400
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$566
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$742
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$750
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$436
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$513
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$665
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1195
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$982
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$550
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$770
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$539
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$630
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$882
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$563
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$518
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1570
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1447
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$517
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1567
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$401
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$935
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1617
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594