Nicosia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$3694
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	83	94
🏙️ Population	56.8K	2.1M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 39% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4020th and 964th ($1492 vs $2460) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and France, respectively. Check Cyprus vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 509th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Paris

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	Nicosia	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$19577

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506