Nicosia vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$701	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$6972
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	330K	1.01M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 63% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4220th and 13th ($1352 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 469th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs San Jose, United States

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	Nicosia	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146