Nicosia vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$824
🏠 One person rent	$678	$130
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$221
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$130
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	70	48
😀 Quality of life	81	40
🏙️ Population	330K	1.97M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 276% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 4211th and 9093rd ($1302 vs $346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 20th in Cyprus and Pakistan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Peshawar. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Peshawar ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 494th and 6958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Peshawar

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	Nicosia	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$2.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$47.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	21.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$148
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$7.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$0.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$1.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$1.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$10.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$13.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$39.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$30
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$518

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$366
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$303
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$382
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$364
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$442
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$366
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$386
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$474
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$354
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$458
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$273
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$373
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$389
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$389
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$380
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$292
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$306
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$281
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$342
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$321
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$287
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$305
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$411
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$394
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$300
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$383
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$361
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$392
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$355
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$356
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$358
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596