Nicosia vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$701	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	69	80
😀 Quality of life	81	92
🏙️ Population	330K	737K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 54% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4220th and 206th ($1352 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 469th and 102nd 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	$12	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263