Nicosia vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$678
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$1611
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
70
99
😀 Quality of life
81
77
🏙️ Population
330K
1.33M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 9% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4211th and 4495th ($1302 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 42nd 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 1.3 months in Saitama. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Saitama ranked 46th in Japan, while ranked 494th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Saitama

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Nicosia Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.47
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$14676

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$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125