Nicosia vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$775	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	81
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.43M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 28% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4118th and 1930th ($1453 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1571st in Cyprus and the United States, respectively. Check Cyprus vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 705th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154