Nicosia vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$3927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	93
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	56.8K	2.14M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 38% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4118th and 1191st ($1453 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 705th and 12th 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	$15.2	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736