Nicosia vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$789	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$1231
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	83	70
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.65M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 38% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4107th and 5142nd ($1485 vs $1075) 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 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 563rd and 3923rd 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	$15.5	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606