Nicosia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$775	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	82
😀 Quality of life	81	71
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.65M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 50% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4118th and 5813th ($1453 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 4th in Cyprus and Russia, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 705th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Saint Petersburg

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	Nicosia	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$10534

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566