Nicosia vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$807	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$5217
😷 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 57% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4020th and 52nd ($1492 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 39th 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 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 509th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$22295

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1375
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1237
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1220
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1440
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1353
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1382
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2086
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1923
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1782
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$641
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$676
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$836
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$446
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$425
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$740
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$841
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1441
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1204
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$927
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$678
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$756
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$700
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1093
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$594
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$565
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$2069
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1873
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$2153
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$2164
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$598
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1891
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$2089
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$2095
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$2113
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$559
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$441
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$994
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$2008
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$2047

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826