Nicosia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$987
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$2229
🏠 One person rent	$807	$489
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$812
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$41.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$209
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	19
😀 Quality of life	83	41
🏙️ Population	56.8K	159K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 51% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4020th and 5666th ($1492 vs $987) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 509th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Praia

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	Nicosia	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$507
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$1022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$8.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$4.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$29.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$70.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$3188

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$979
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$979
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1281
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1206
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1214
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$545
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1140
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$611
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$527
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1163
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1141
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1164
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1109
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$653
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$857
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1119
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$831
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$983
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1050
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$984
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1272
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1005
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1231
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1219
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$998
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$993
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1739
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1668
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$518
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$561
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$627
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$493
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$494