Nicosia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1280
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3095
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$649
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1199
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$428
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1590
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
81
79
🏙️ Population
330K
1.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 20% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4233rd and 4896th ($1280 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 145th in Cyprus and Japan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 415th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$570
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$471
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1164
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$920
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.42%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2534
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2015
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.32
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.46
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.66
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$371
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7149
$13860

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039