Nicosia vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$3871
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	83	92
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.02M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 30% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4107th and 1668th ($1485 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 563rd and 123rd 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	$15.5	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$17337

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891