Nicosia vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$701	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$4036
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	69	99
😀 Quality of life	81	91
🏙️ Population	330K	1.6M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 47% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4220th and 710th ($1352 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 637th 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 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 469th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Philadelphia

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	Nicosia	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$20863

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750