Nicosia vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.6M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 43% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4020th and 741st ($1492 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 652nd in Cyprus and the United States, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 509th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737