Nicosia vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	50
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 31% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4118th and 1744th ($1453 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 24th in Cyprus and Canada, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 705th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Ottawa

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	Nicosia	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$15527

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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

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822