Nicosia vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$678	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	70	19
😀 Quality of life	81	75
🏙️ Population	330K	630K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 14% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4211th and 4672nd ($1302 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 122nd in Cyprus and Italy, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 494th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Palermo

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	Nicosia	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$9746

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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

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159