Nicosia vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$678	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	93
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	330K	2.14M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 37% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4211th and 1654th ($1302 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Cyprus and Australia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 494th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Perth

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	Nicosia	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645