Nicosia vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$809
🏠 One person rent	$775	$119
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$193
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$136
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$113
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	70	47
😀 Quality of life	81	43
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.97M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 334% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 4118th and 9121st ($1453 vs $334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 21st 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 0.3 months in Peshawar. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Peshawar ranked 7th in Pakistan, while ranked 705th and 7430th 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	$15.2	$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$84.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$46.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$85.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	18.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$213
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$3.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$2.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$1.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$0.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$9.69
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$3.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$10.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$13.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$2261

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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 Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$364
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$354
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$354
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$344
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$351
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$443
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$393
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$401
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$458
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$277
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$376
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$265
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$320
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$396
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$372
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$363
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$340
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$294
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$333
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$302
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$311
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$351
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$316
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$284
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$303
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$427
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$428
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$291
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$380
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$362
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$403
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$350
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$347
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$337
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684