Nicosia vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$789	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$215
😷 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 52% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4107th and 5816th ($1485 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Cyprus and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 563rd 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	$15.5	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$3260

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507