Nicosia vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nicosia	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1302	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3166	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$678	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$1282	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$90	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1519	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	70	63
😀 Quality of life	81	38
🏙️ Population	330K	1.27M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 41% more expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 4211th and 5917th ($1302 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 6th 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 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 494th and 7204th 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	$11.6	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.78	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.47	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$493	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1203	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1007	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.6%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2722	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1984	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.6	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.91	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.26	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.43	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.68	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.7	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.1	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$416	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6962	$3805

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1243
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1134
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1368
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1252
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1158
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$1968
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1702
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1551
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$611
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$745
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$759
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$386
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$490
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$688
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$776
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1255
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1020
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$597
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$798
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$618
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$712
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$573
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$912
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$598
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$578
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1616
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1502
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1647
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1709
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$575
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1645
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1666
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1657
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1666
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$489
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$417
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$928
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1531
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1647

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003