Nicosia vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$789	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	89
😀 Quality of life	83	97
🏙️ Population	56.8K	5.87M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 52% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4107th and 154th ($1485 vs $3119) 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 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 563rd and 5th 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	$15.5	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$31369

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663