Nicosia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$775	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	70	86
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.39M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 58% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4118th and 43rd ($1453 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 705th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$28967

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782