Nicosia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nicosia	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1453	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3383	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$775	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$1312	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$477	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.3	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1674	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	70	63
😀 Quality of life	81	45
🏙️ Population	56.8K	1.27M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 48% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4118th and 5704th ($1453 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 7th in Cyprus and South Africa, respectively. Check Cyprus vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Nicosia ranked 3rd best city to live in Cyprus vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 705th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Soweto

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	Nicosia	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.76	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.66	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$672	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$570	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1220	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1006	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.4	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2215	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.82	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.44	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.88	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.02	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.2	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.9	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$508	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8498	$3811

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915