Nicosia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$775	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	81	69
🏙️ Population	56.8K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 38% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4118th and 5192nd ($1453 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Brazil, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 705th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Sao Paulo

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	Nicosia	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666