Nicosia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nicosia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1492	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3475	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$807	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1368	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$482	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$64	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1894	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	80
😀 Quality of life	83	91
🏙️ Population	56.8K	737K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 53% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4020th and 126th ($1492 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 509th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nicosia	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.24	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$713	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1270	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1067	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.7	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.75%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3208	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.7	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.52	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.13	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9567	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098