Nicosia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$775	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$4609
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	70	89
😀 Quality of life	81	98
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 55% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4118th and 109th ($1453 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 705th and 7th 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	$15.2	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$29519

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1420
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1305
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1275
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1587
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1376
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1403
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2175
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1945
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1728
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$634
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$734
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$820
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$441
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$787
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1261
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1028
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$647
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$822
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$690
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$791
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$647
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$930
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$659
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$591
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1775
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1633
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1803
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1808
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$599
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1840
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1819
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1804
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1842
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$543
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$438
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$1035
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1630
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1769

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653