Nicosia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$789	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	86
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.39M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 58% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4107th and 50th ($1485 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 563rd and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs San Diego

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	Nicosia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804