Nicosia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$789	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$6532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	83	95
🏙️ Population	56.8K	737K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4107th and 142nd ($1485 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 563rd and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Seattle

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	Nicosia	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$28950

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173