Nicosia vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Nicosia Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1492
$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3475
$3422
🏠 One person rent
$807
$707
🏘️ Family rent
$1368
$1232
🍽️ Food expenses
$482
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$64
$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1894
$1726
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
72
71
😀 Quality of life
83
79
🏙️ Population
56.8K
1.21M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 8% more expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 4020th and 4339th ($1492 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Cyprus and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Nicosia compared to 1.2 months in Sofia. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 509th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Nicosia vs Sofia

Prices for goods and services in Nicosia and Sofia are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Nicosia Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.1
$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.24
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.73
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$713
$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1270
$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.75%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3208
$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2334
$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.79
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.6
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.7
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.7
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.52
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.13
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.8
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53
$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$109
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$529
$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9567
$12236

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1375
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1237
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1220
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1440
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1353
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1382
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2086
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1923
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1782
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$641
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$676
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$836
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$446
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$425
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$740
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$841
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1441
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1204
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$927
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$678
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$756
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$700
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1093
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$594
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$565
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$2069
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1873
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$2153
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$2164
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$598
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1891
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$2089
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$2095
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$2113
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$559
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$441
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$994
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$2008
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$2047

Cities near Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$731
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$749
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$709
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$859
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$775
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$705
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$900
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$830
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$620
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$675
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$673
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$732
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$702
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$662
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$587
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$880
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$718
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$610
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1107
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$988
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$953
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$733
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$581
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$692
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$770
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$591
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$653
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1045
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$708
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1053
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1125
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1285
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$832
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$932
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$610
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1020
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$663
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$800