Nicosia vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nicosia	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1280	$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3095	$5218
🏠 One person rent	$649	$1517
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$428	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.9	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1590	$4557
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	69	69
😀 Quality of life	81	90
🏙️ Population	330K	1.61M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 46% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4233rd and 864th ($1280 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 415th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Phoenix

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	Nicosia	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.9	$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.76	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$5.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.55	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1164	$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$920	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.5	$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2534	$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2015	$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.16	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.5	$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.46	$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.66	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.6	$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.7	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.4	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$371	$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7149	$10488

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1189
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1519
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1199
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$990
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2099
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1783
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1400
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$566
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$742
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$750
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$436
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$513
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$665
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1195
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$982
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$550
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$770
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$539
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$630
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$882
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$563
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$518
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1570
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1447
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$517
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1567
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$401
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$935
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1617
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$2339
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2381
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2315
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2425
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2485
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2428
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2347
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2427
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2392
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2379
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2414
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2275
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2105
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$2042
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2692
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1828
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$2008
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2043
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$874
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1941
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1886
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$865
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2687
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1054
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2706