Nicosia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$3974
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	56.8K	2.11M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 40% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4107th and 916th ($1485 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and France, respectively. Check Cyprus vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 563rd and 14th 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	$15.5	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544