Nicosia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$701	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$5772
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	330K	1.39M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 60% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4220th and 45th ($1352 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 469th and 75th 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	$12	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$21468

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1356
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1216
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1242
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1559
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1331
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1150
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2130
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1832
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1528
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$627
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$835
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$789
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$427
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$536
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$689
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$708
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1165
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$948
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$510
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$767
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$705
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$545
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$857
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$450
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$596
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1565
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1451
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1619
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1604
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$576
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1582
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1607
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1604
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1585
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$516
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$450
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$963
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1579
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1591

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647