Nicosia vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$5745
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$2350
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$4370
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	94
😀 Quality of life	83	96
🏙️ Population	56.8K	2.14M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 42% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 4020th and 791st ($1492 vs $2562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Cyprus and Australia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 509th and 11th 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	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$80.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1309
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$2661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	5.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$6868
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$5.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$25.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$70.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$23.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$85.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$17749

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1831
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2239
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1986
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2018
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1604
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2355
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1905
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$504
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$493
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$387
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$780
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1115
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1606
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$566
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1493
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$2065
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2179
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$416
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$358
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1896
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1813
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1933
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$386
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$450
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$428
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$437
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2543
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1834
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$499
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$500
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$436
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$402
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1913