Nicosia vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$701	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$1854
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	69	53
😀 Quality of life	81	69
🏙️ Population	330K	686K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 36% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4220th and 5761st ($1352 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 722nd in Cyprus and Japan, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 469th and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Shizuoka

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	Nicosia	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$21319

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103