Nicosia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nicosia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1352	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3249	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$701	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$1285	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$434	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1689	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	89
😀 Quality of life	81	97
🏙️ Population	330K	5.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 57% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4220th and 81st ($1352 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Cyprus and Singapore, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 469th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Singapore City

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	Nicosia	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.85	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.73	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$506	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1228	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2667	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1828	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.7	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.59	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.82	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.96	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.66	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.85	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.86	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.9	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.7	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$408	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7504	$28407

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637