Nicosia vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$3732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	99
😀 Quality of life	81	97
🏙️ Population	56.8K	2.15M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 42% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4118th and 843rd ($1453 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 705th and 18th 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	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$15084

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488