Nicosia vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$678	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$581
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	95
😀 Quality of life	81	65
🏙️ Population	330K	11.5M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 33% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4211th and 5654th ($1302 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 494th and 4281st 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	$11.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$14254

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611