Nicosia vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$1211
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$2938
🏠 One person rent	$701	$539
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$434
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$1406
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	69	19
😀 Quality of life	81	75
🏙️ Population	330K	630K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 12% more expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 4220th and 4571st ($1352 vs $1211) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 118th 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 1.2 months in Palermo. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Palermo ranked 46th in Italy, while ranked 469th and 1004th 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	$12	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$46.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$680
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$74
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$7103

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1005
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1086
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1031
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1134
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1229
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1172
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1157
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1188
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1356
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1519
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1434
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1643
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1771
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1747
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1649
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1334
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1567
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1057
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1212
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$442
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1632
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$522
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1473
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1449
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$490
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$563
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$344
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1208
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1148
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1294
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1272